Mexico Vocab Flashcards
When the people in a certain area decide to greatly modify their lives for a certain purpose. They usually aren’t peaceful.
Revolution
When the authority isn’t completely honest and makes decisions based on their personal benefit.
Corruption
When the government imposes a tax on trade.
Tariff
It stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement and acts as a way for Canada, the USA, and Mexico to trade goods and services more effectively in a maintained fashion.
NAFTA/USMCA
Factories that produce merchandise for the USA, but are Mexican and located on the border between Mexico and the USA.
Maquiladoras
When people move into a new country and plan to live there.
Immigrate
When people move out of their home country.
Emigrate
The argument used to explain why people move to a new country and leave their old one.
Push/Pull Theory
The official approval people get that lets them go into a country.
Visa
The procedure people must go through to become a country’s citizen.
Naturalization
When people approve of others who were born in their country more than others who immigrated from other countries.
Nativism
When people are prejudiced toward others who aren’t from their country.
Xenophobia
A requirement that dictates how much of something can be in a country.
Quota
Someone who moves to another country to do labor there.
Migrant Worker
Someone who helps people immigrate from Mexico to the United States by crossing the border. This is not legalized.
Coyote
City- Northwest, border between Mexico and California in Baja California
Tijuana
City- Middle, border between Mexico and Texas on the Rio Grande
Ciudad Juárez
City- Inwards of Rio Grande, northeast, not bordering any large bodies of water
Monterry
City- East side, bordering Gulf of Mexico
Veracruz
City- Flat/south side, bordering Pacific Ocean
Acapulco
City- Firmly inside of Mexico, closer to Pacific Ocean than to the Gulf of Mexico
Guadalajara
City- On Yucatán Peninsula, bordering Caribbean Sea
Cancun
Desert- On the border between Mexico and America, close to/in Baja California
Sonoran Desert
Desert- On the border between Mexico and Texas, hits Rio Grande
Chihuahuan Desert
Body of water- Swoopy part of Mexico, right-hand side
Gulf of Mexico
Body of water- Underneath Mexico’s swoop, right-hand side, right of Yucatán Peninsula
Caribbean Sea
Body of water- Spot between Mexico and America basically outlining Texas
Rio Grande
List all of Mexico’s geographic challenges
Deserts, mountain ranges, three tectonic plates under it make it prone to earthquakes
System Spain used to abuse its power in the New World- Conquistadors stole stuff from Natives in exchange for protection and conversion into Christianity, which directly led to the enslavement of the Natives.
Encomienda System
Recite all seven reasons Mexico wanted independence from Spain
No respect for the Creoles, no free trade, influence from other revolutions happening around the world, Spain too busy with bad king and war against Britain, Mexicans were different than Spaniards, mixed people could buy whiteness (they fought to keep the old system of classes), French dude took over Spain
Describe Spain’s social system, from highest class to lowest
Peninsulares (born and bred Spanish people), Creoles (Spanish descended Mexicans), Mestizos (mixed), Indians/Natives, slaves
Describe the factors involved in human migration to include push/pull factors with examples.
People move from one country to another for many different reasons. These reasons are called push/pull factors, with push factors being the factors that motivate people to leave their old country and pull factors being the factors that motivate people to immigrate to a new one. There are four types of migration. They are economic migration, social migration, political migration, and environmental migration. An example of a push factor for economic migration would be that there aren’t enough job opportunities in their old country, and its corresponding pull factor would be that another country has a plentiful amount of opportunities. For political migration, a push factor could be that someone’s home country is in a war that makes life dangerous. The opposite pull factor would be that the new country is not in a war and is safe to live in. For social immigration, a push factor could be that a person’s family lives far away in another country. The contrasting pull factor would be that they can be close to their family in a particular country. Finally, for environmental migration, a country could be very cold. This would be a push factor. If another country is pleasantly warm, that would be a pull factor that persuades people to move to it. In closing, people migrate because of push and pull factors, of which there are various types.
Explain the fight for Mexican Independence. Include what took place, the people involved and the consequences of this movement.
In the late 1800s, Mexico had a lot of reasons to become independent from Spain. One of these reasons was a strict caste system in place. It favored people of Spanish descent and made the lives of Native or mixed-race people very difficult. One social class was the Creoles, Mexicans of pure Spanish descent. Creoles had relatively easy lives and benefited from the caste system because it kept them in power. However, not all Creoles approved of it. Father Miguel Hidalgo was the priest of the Mexican town of Dolores, and a radical Creole who disliked how the Mexican people were treated. He helped organize a group to plan a way to gain independence from Spain. Unfortunately, this was discovered by the Spanish. On September 16, 1810, Father Hidalgo learned that the Spanish soldiers were coming after him. So, he rang the church bells and rallied the villagers with a famous cry: El Grito de Delores. It succeeded in motivating the villagers to fight, and began a decade-long rebellion. This was only ended In 1821, when Agustín de Iturbide, a Spanish officer, made an agreement with Vicente Guerrero, the leader of the Mexican rebellion. The agreement was called El Plan de Iguala. It asserted that Mexico would be an independent country, but the Creoles would keep their power. This led the Creoles to support Mexican independence, which quickly ended the war. This movement had both positive and negative consequences. When Mexico became independent, it abolished its caste system. However, due to El Plan de Iguala, Creoles mainly stayed in power anyway. Additionally, the government was unstable. In a period of fifty years, Mexico had thirty presidents. Clearly, the new country of Mexico was disorganized.
