Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
OBJECTIVES: Students will identify the main physical characteristics that affect daily life in Mexico's heartland region. And... Differentiate between Mexico's four (4) coastal regions. Capitulo Diez (Chapter 10) Mexico Standard: 7.2.8.A: Explain the characteristics of places and regions. 2.23.15 Agenda: 1. PDN 2. Notes 3. Ticket out the Door Anchors: CC8.5.6-8.D: Determine the meaning of words as they are used in text (vocab.). CC8.5.6-8.B: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source. Intro ❖ When you think of Mexico physically, what comes to mind? Continued... ❖ Mountains dominate Mexico's physical setting. • Largest range = Sierra Madre Occidental • Second Largest = Sierra Madre Oriental Between the mother ranges lies Mexico's central plateau. • An area of high, flat land. Continued... ❖ Northern Pacific Coast includes Baja California, a peninsula. • Strip of Land. ❖ Tropical coastline on the southern pacific coast. ❖ Yucatan Peninsula, East towards Gulf of Mexico. The Heartland Region ❖ Central plateau is Mexico's most important and populated region. ❖ Southern part of plateau, nourished by plenty of rain and rich soil, has Mexico's best farmland. ❖ Roughly 80% of Mexican people live here. Natural Hazards ❖ ❖ Mexico is located at the intersection of four (4) tectonic plates. • North American Plate • Caribbean Plate • Pacific Plate • Cocos Plate Tectonic plates move against one another and push jagged mountain ranges. • • Earthquakes Volcanoes Climate Factors ❖ Climate makes Mexico's central plateau a desirable place to live despite hazards. ❖ Sierra Madres block rainfall coming from the ocean (North). Climate Factors Continued... ❖ Elevation is a key factor in the climate of the central plateau. ❖ Southern part of plateau is in the tropics, but climate is not tropical due to... ?? High Elevations, roughly 7,000 ft. ❖ Mexico City's attractive climate has caused people to flock to the city in search of a better life. Climate Factors Continued... ❖ The city is now encircled by ciudades perdidas. ❖ Many newcomers are underemployed... Working, but earning little money. ❖ Mexico City's poor live in slums, often without sewage. and running water. The Coastal Regions ❖ Plains are widest along the Gulf and northern Pacific coasts, stretching inland 80 miles before rising to meet the mountains. ❖ Southern Pacific coast mountains crowd close to the ocean (15 miles). Northern Pacific Coast ❖ Dry, hot and thinly populated. ❖ One exception, Tijuana... Fast growing, great farmland. • Irrigation - Artificial watering of farmland by storing and distribution of water drawn from reservoirs or rivers. Southern Pacific Coast ❖ Smaller mountain range, steep-sided Sierra Madre del Sur, edges the narrow southern Pacific coast. ❖ Little farmland, but climate and spectacular environment favorite tourism. Gulf Coastal Plain ❖ Vitally important to Mexican economy. ❖ Beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico are deposits of petroleum and natural gas. Yucatan Peninsula ❖ Generally flat. ❖ Limestone bedrock soil. ❖ Rain seeps through surface of land, working its way into the rock. Limestone is dissolved, creating underground caverns. ❖ Periodically the roof of a cavern collapses, and a sinkhole is formed.