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Mexico
Grade 6, Unit 1, Lesson 3
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Key Understanding
Interaction between a country’s government,
its economic system, and the factors of
production often determines the level of
economic development in a country.
Let us explore Mexico’s level of
economic development.
First, we need to understand the factors of
production.
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I. Creative cultures influence creative expressions
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Mexico
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Mexico’s
Economic
System: Free
Enterprise/Free
Market Economy
Defined: Inputs used in the
production of goods and
services
Factors of
Production
Examples
Land
Labor
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Capital: $$
Entrepreneurs
(People willing to
invest)
Mexico
• Information About Mexico
A. Many people immigrate from Mexico each
year for better paying jobs because of a
shortage of production jobs.
1.If labor was cheaper in Mexico, the United
States would lose manufacturing jobs
2.Immigration issues concerning the Rio
Grande have influenced foreign policy with
Mexico.
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Mexico’s Government
• Three branches of government: Executive,
Legislative and Judicial
• Similar to Canada and United States!!!
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Mexico’s Economy
• Monetary Policy: historically
Mexico has increased (printed
more) money supply creating
inflation and a devalue of their
money.
• Lack of economic freedom
(freedom to compete and
protection of people)
• Corruption keeps the economy
from growing because foreign
investors are fearful of the
instability.
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• Manufacturing industries
may take raw materials, buy
materials from wholesalers, or
buy materials from a retailer to
make new products. –
manufacturing in Mexico
(Examples: clothing, toys, cars,
houses, etc.
• Service industries provide
intangible goods directly to the
public, not final products –
maquiladoras in Mexico (they
provide labor, but companies
are not Mexican), tourism as
one of biggest industries after
oil production.
Mexico’s Economy
What determines the level of economic development for
a country?
• Life Expectancy: the average number of years
remaining in the life span of a person. (In Mexico– 76)
• Gross Domestic Product: a measure of the economy;
the total market value of goods and services produced
within a country per year. (In Mexico– 1.1 trillion)
• Gross Domestic Product per capita: this indicates the
people’s standard of living; it is the country’s GDP
divided by the number of people in the country. (In
Mexico– $14,700)
• Literacy: the ability to read and write (In Mexico– 86%)
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What is important to contemporary Mexico?
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Cultural Trait-Art
• Muralists Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente
Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros were
important artists in 20th century.
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What stories do murals tell?
• The mural tradition continues today, as
shown in the mural we saw painted on the
fence.
• Murals are responsible for educating
citizens about Mexico’s past.
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Artist Hector Duarte, who lives in Chicago, has
turned his home into a giant mural representing the
struggles of a Mexican immigrant
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Cultural Trait-Religion
• Catholicism is an important part of
Mexican culture.
This is a ________________ that illustrates
__________________________________.
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Corn
• Corn was first domesticated in Mexico
about 8,700 years ago, around 6700 BC
• The story of corn is the story of Mexico.
• Public art in Mexico has a long history,
predating European exploration
• Murals are one medium used to
communicate with the people.
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Perfomance Indicator
• Draw a mural that depicts (shows) life in
rural Mexico.
– Rural includes farming, agriculture,
countryside
– Google phrases such as:
• Rural Mexico
• Mexican agriculture
• Mexican farms
Evaluation: Performance
Indicator
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