PHYSICAL & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
MEXICO
Location:
Using an atlas, write the absolute location and relative location of Mexico. Use Mexico City asthe reference point for absolute location.Absolute:Relative:
Map Work
Using an atlas, label thefollowing locations andgeographical features on themap below:
Sierra Madre Oriental, SierraMadre Occidental, Sierra MadreDel Sur, Baja California, CentralPlateau, Yucatan Peninsula, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, and Mexico City.
Climate:
Read the following paragraphsabout the climate of Mexico andanswer the questions below:
Northwestern Mexico and inland northern areas are drier than the rest of the country. It is hot in the summer and north winds can make inland northern Mexico chilly in winter, withtemperatures sometimes approaching freezing. Inland at higher elevations, the climate is alsodry and temperate, and the mountain peaks are often capped with snow.The Tropic of Cancer cuts across Mexico near Mazatlan and Ciudad Victoria and south of thetropic it’s hot and humid all year long along the coastal plains on either side of the country. Thehot, wet season runs from May to October with the hottest and wettest months falling between June and September for most of the country. Low-lying coastal areas are wetter and hotter thanelevated inland ones. Though the hottest summer extremes are generally found on the coastal plains, temperatures in the Altiplano and the Plataforma Yucateca often reach higher than 100degrees F (38 degrees C).In the east, rainfall is high on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental and on thenorthern side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . On the Yucatan peninsula, along the mainland Pacific coast, along the Gulf coast north of Veracruz and in the Depresion de Balsas, annualrainfall reaches 30 inches (80 centimeters) or more. Mexico ’s highest rainfall totals are innortheastern Chiapas and along the Gulf coastal plains of Tabasco with over 98 inches (250centimeters) per year.
From http://www.questconnect.org/mexico_cc_geography_climate.htm
1.What causes chilly winters in northern inland Mexico?2.Which Tropic does Mexico cross?3.What is the average rainfall for most of Mexico?
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