GEO 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4B: Enrique Peña Nieto, Gulf Cartel, Tijuana Cartel
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Isthmus of tehuantepec: southeast, narrowest part of mexico. Sierra madres: occidental in west, oriental in east. Mexican heartland: plateau of mexico, valley of mexico. North: borders america, reflects so, hispanic-mestizos, dry, economically developed because of nafta. East indigenous-mestizo: gulf coast: used to be dominated by agriculture projects and livestock farming, now used for petroleum. West/south (area bordering pacific: resorts versus indigenous villages. Doubled in 28 years at end of 1900s. Drop in fertility predictions that population will stop growing by. Largest concentration in core area: mexico city 30. 3 million (largest urban concentration on earth, guadalajara 4. 8 million. Urbanization: economically stagnant countryside, pull of cities (perceived opportunity, less dominant in peripheral southern uplands. Spanish influence strong, indigenous culture equally strong. Not acculturation (one culture overtaking another), but transculturation (two-way culture trait exchange between societies in close contact: example: different types of spanish used in different countries and mexican states, dress, cuisine, art/architecture.
