Transcript Mexico
Mexico Grade 6, Unit 1, Lesson 3 ©2012, TESCCC 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. ©2012, TESCCC I. Creative cultures influence creative expressions ©2012, TESCCC ©2012, TESCCC Mexico ©2012, TESCCC 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 ©2012, TESCCC 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. ©2012, TESCCC Mexico’s Government • Three branches of government: Executive, Legislative and Judicial • Similar to Canada and United States!!! ©2012, TESCCC 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. ©2012, TESCCC • 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%) ©2012, TESCCC What is important to contemporary Mexico? ©2012, TESCCC Cultural Trait-Art • Muralists Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros were important artists in 20th century. ©2012, TESCCC 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. ©2012, TESCCC . Artist Hector Duarte, who lives in Chicago, has turned his home into a giant mural representing the struggles of a Mexican immigrant ©2012, TESCCC Cultural Trait-Religion • Catholicism is an important part of Mexican culture. This is a ________________ that illustrates __________________________________. ©2012, TESCCC 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. ©2012, TESCCC 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 ©2012, TESCCC