Mexico

Topography

1. Sierra Madre Occidental (west)
2. Sierra Madre Oriental (east)
3. Sierra Madre del Sur (south)

Border Towns

• Mexico   * Tijuana   * Mexicali   * Matamoros
• US   * San Diego   * Calexico   * El Paso

Major Features

1. Baja Peninsula
2. Yucatan Peninsula
3. Sonora Desert

Resources

1. Silver
2. Oil

People

• Copper Canyon   * Taramuhara (runners)   * Grand Canyon of Mexico

Tourist Destinations

• Cancun (rainforest)   * East Yucatan
• Acapulco   * West side

History of Mexico City

• Mexico city   * built on a filled in lake   * its sinking 20 cm a year   * most populous city in the western hemisphere
• Tenochtitlan   * built on Lake Texcoco   * floating areas for agriculture   * aquaducts for fresh water   * 4 causeways that connected it to the mainland   * 9 temple pyramids     * largest being the temple mayor (Spanish for major)   * Grand Market   * population of about 250k   * conquered by Hernan Cortez in 1521   * known for human sacrifice

People

• Criollos   * a mix of Mayan and Native Americans
• Amerindian
• Mestizo   * mix of Spaniard and Native people

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