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=Country Name: Mexico=

Group Members: Teddie, Laura, and Marie
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Social Groups

 * Hispanic
 * Some European culture
 * Mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%
 * Amerindian 30%
 * Caucasian 9%
 * Other 1%



Language

 * English
 * Spanish
 * At least 40 aboriginal languages

Religion

 * Almost all Christian
 * Roman Catholic

Daily Life

 * Clothing**
 * Young Mexicans in big cities wear loud-colored cotton t-shirts, snickers, and jeans
 * People who live in towns wear earth tone colors
 * Clothes are make of cotton, bark, agave, wool, and silk
 * Women wear "huipils", "quechquemitl", and "rebozo"
 * Men wear "sarapes" and dress European-like




 * Food**
 * Burritos
 * Tacos
 * Nachos
 * Tortillas
 * Mexicans eat five times a day, starting small then get progressively larger






 * Houses**
 * Folk Homes
 * Mud Houses


 * Art**
 * Folk art
 * Clay pottery
 * Day of the Dead dolls



Land Forms
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 * Pico de Orizaba (mountain peak)
 * Sierra Madre del Sur (mountain range)
 * Sierra Madre Oriental (montain range)
 * Sierra Madre Occidental
 * Water Forms**
 * Rio Grande river
 * Gulf of Mexico
 * Pacific Ocean

Climate

 * the averege rain fall per year is 51mm
 * the averege low tempeture is 50 F
 * the averege high tempeture is 68 F

Animals
some animals that live in mexico are:
 * donkeys
 * horses
 * prarie dogs
 * wolves

October 29, 2007 In the Gulf of Mexico an oil platform was knocked over by waves from a big storm and 19 people working there were killed.
 * Current Events**



On November 3, 2007 Mexico has been flooded in large areas of the country. In the State of Tabasco it has been said to be 70% to 80% under water!Currently, the death toll is at 10 and it is estimated that 900,000 homes have been flooded or damaged! It is even said that people are trapped in buildings almost totally underwater.



On November 7 A huge mudslide covered some of the village San Juan Grijalva 30 people are missing and many houses were buried.



Government
Mexico is a Federal Republic in which it's states govern themselves, but they are united by a Federal Government.

Mexico's president is Felipe De Jesus Calderon Hinojosa

The president of Mexico gains a lot of power when elected

Mexico’s president is the supreme commander of their army, air force, and navy He can pick & replace his secretaries of state at any time

The country's three branches are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

The three main Political parties in Mexico are the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Party of the Democratic Revolution, and the National Action Party

Economy
Mexico has a free market economy

Mexico exports cotton, coffee, fruits, silver, vegetables, oil, oil products, and manufactured goods.

Mexico's main export partners are the USA, Spain, and Canada

GNP- $3,700

For money Mexico uses the Peso

Mexico imports car parts, aircraft, aircraft parts, electrical equipment, metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, and repair parts for motor vehicles

Main import partners are China, Japan, and the USA

Unemployment percentage- 25%

History
Its Constitution was developed on Feb. 5 1917

Mexico declared it’s independence from Spain on September 16 1810 but gained it on September 27 1821

Mexico’s flag was adopted on September 16, 1968

Mexico’s anthem was chosen on February 9,1854



Mexico’s flag is divided into is 3 solid colors dark green, white, and red. At the Center of the flag is Mexico’s coat of arms.

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