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Map Of Mexico And Geographic Information <br /> United States of-A-Medca <br /> Chihuahua <br /> Baja <br /> Peninsula • . lle lco <br /> La <br /> Mexico <br /> -Paz - <br /> pacjfi <br /> 0 Mazatlan <br /> yG 'Yucatan <br /> Guadala�c�ra AAexic4 lfI~itlC1LJZ s Peninsula m <br /> N _ - city <br /> Oaxaca line <br /> _A a Acapulco <br /> Salina, <br /> @Enchantedl-earning.com -1 SALrd <br /> % as Sara:e;aaaaa%a a a a a a a a a araaaaaaa: aaaaay-sra <br /> Mexico is a large, Spanish-speaking country in southern North America. In Spanish, the name of this country is <br /> Estados Unidos Mexicanos (the United Mexican States). It is the fourth-largest country in the Western Hemisphere. <br /> Through the centuries, Mexico has been inhabited by Teotihuacans, Toltecs, Aztecs, and Spanish conquistadors. <br /> Mexico achieved independence from Spain early in the 19th century. <br /> Capital: Mexico's capital is Mexico City; its original name was Tenochtitlan. It is one of the largest cities in the <br /> world, with a population of about 20 million people. Mexico City was founded around AD 1325. <br /> Location: Mexico is located between the United States of America (at the north) and Guatemala and Belize (at <br /> the south). At Mexico's west is the Pacific Ocean; at the east is the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <br /> Climate: Mexico's climate varies from hot deserts, forests, tropical rainforests, and some chapparal (along the <br /> northwestern coastline). <br /> Area: Mexico covers almost 2 million square kilometers of land. It has 9,330 kilometers of ocean coastline. <br /> States: Mexico is divided into 32 states (Aguas Calientes, Baia California, Baia California Sur, Campeche, <br /> Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Estado de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, <br /> Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, <br /> Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Vera Cruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas) plus a Federal District (Mexico City). <br /> Copyright 02000-2005 Enchantedlearning.com <br /> Page 4 <br />