Mexico


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Welcome to Mexico!! Introduction: Welcome to Mexico. This website is filled with a variety of different facts and activities to do in class. At the top of each page there is a toolbar to help navigate. Mexico is a very larege region, and there is a wide variety of information that is both fun and educational. Have fun learning about Mexico!!

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National Anthem of Mexico: with Lyrics
Where is Mexico?? 

country comparison to the world: [|15] land: 1,943,945 sq km water: 20,430 sq km || border countries: Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km || contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin || highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m || permanent crops: 1.28% other: 86.06% (2005) || per capita: 731 cu m/yr (2000) || volcanism: Mexico experiences volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (elev. 3,850 m, 12,631 ft), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (elev. 5,426 m, 17,802 ft) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana || //note:// the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues || signed, but not ratified: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">none of the selected agreements ||
 * Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States ||
 * [|Geographic coordinates]: ||  ||
 * 23 00 N, 102 00 W ||
 * [|Map references]: ||  ||
 * North America ||
 * [|Area]: ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">1,964,375 sq km
 * [|Area]: ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">1,964,375 sq km
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">1,964,375 sq km
 * [|Area - comparative]: ||  ||
 * slightly less than three times the size of Texas ||
 * [|Land boundaries]: ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">4,353 km
 * [|Land boundaries]: ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">4,353 km
 * [|Coastline]: ||  ||
 * 9,330 km ||
 * [|Maritime claims]: ||  ||
 * territorial sea: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">12 nm
 * [|Maritime claims]: ||  ||
 * territorial sea: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">12 nm
 * [|Climate]: ||  ||
 * <span class="category_data">Current Weather varies from tropical to desert ||
 * [|Terrain]: ||  ||
 * high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert ||
 * [|Elevation extremes]: ||  ||
 * lowest point: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Laguna Salada 3 m
 * [|Elevation extremes]: ||  ||
 * lowest point: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Laguna Salada 3 m
 * lowest point: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Laguna Salada 3 m
 * [|Natural resources]: ||  ||
 * petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber ||
 * [|Land use]: ||  ||
 * arable land: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">12.66%
 * [|Land use]: ||  ||
 * arable land: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">12.66%
 * [|Irrigated land]: ||  ||
 * 63,200 sq km (2003) ||
 * [|Total renewable water resources]: ||  ||
 * 457.2 cu km (2000) ||
 * [|Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)]: ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">78.22 cu km/yr (17%/5%/77%)
 * [|Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)]: ||  ||
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">78.22 cu km/yr (17%/5%/77%)
 * total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">78.22 cu km/yr (17%/5%/77%)
 * [|Natural hazards]: ||  ||
 * tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
 * tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
 * [|Environment - current issues]: ||  ||
 * scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
 * scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
 * [|Environment - international agreements]: ||  ||
 * party to: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
 * party to: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
 * [|Geography - note]: ||  ||
 * strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico
 * strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico

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