Mexico

Chapter 6
7th Grade World Geography
Climate and Lanforms
Climates:
2 distinct climates located to the North and to
the South of the Tropic of Cancer (Tropics
located at 23.5 North and South)
Latitude: location north or south of the
Equator
Altitude: height above sea level
The higher the altitude, the cooler the temperature---even in
the Tropics
Climate (continued)
Rainfall varies
throughout Mexico
Why??

Hurricanes: Can hit
the shores of Mexico
from June through
October
Image from the Chihuahuan Desert
Landforms
Peninsulas: one located
on each side of the
country
Baja California
Off of the tip by Cancun
Mountain Ranges
Most famous is the Sierra
Madre
Has extreme economic
importance (Copper, Zinc,
Silver, & Timber)
Plateau
Coastal Lowlands



Landforms (continued)
Mountains and Volcanoes
Three different Mountain ranges
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre Oriental
Popocatepetl (El Popo)
Located in Sierra Madre del Sur range
Has been an active volcano for many
thousands of years
Recently erupted in 2000, 2005,2012, and
2013



Popocatepetl (El Popo)
Popocatepetl (El Popo)

Located in Sierra Madre del Sur range
Has been an active volcano for many thousands
of years
Recently erupted in 2000, 2005,2012, and 2013


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPdUc98QRsM
Sources
http://www.ezilon.com/maps/north-
america/mexico-maps.html
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/npcc.
19588/
http://www.worldwildlife.org/places/chihua
huan-desert
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/coun
trys/namerica/mx.htm