Mexico-Taylor+Bond

__**HDI Rank:**__ .829 No. 52 __**GDP:**__ $12500 __**Primary Sector Jobs:**__ 1. Farming 2. Lumber Jack 3. Mining 4. Herding livestock 5. Oil Drilling __**Secondary Sector Jobs: (Most in Maquiladoras)**__ 1. Steel Making 2. Cement Industry 3. Rubber Products 4. Automobile lndustry 5. Paper Goods __**Tertiary Sector Jobs:**__ 1. Military 2. Travel Agency 3. Tourist Industry 4. Construction 5. Installation of Appliances __**Raw Materials:**__ Crude Oil Natural Gas Coal Fish-Especially Tuna and Shrimp Lumber __**Consumer Goods:**__ Cigars and Cigarettes Shoes Clothing Glassware Household Appliances Beer and Soft Drinks Textiles Radios Televisions Automobiles __**Education:**__ Mexico's education grew majorly from 1950 to 2000. From 1950 to 2000, total student enrollments in the formal education system increased from 3.25 million students in 1950 to 28.22 million students in 2000. Secondary school enrollments in public schools rose from 1.4 million in 1972 to 5.4 million in 2000. The percentage of the population with a ninth grade education rose from just 9 percent in 1970 to 41.4 percent in 1998.

Literacy (percentage literate)- 91% Life Expectancy (male, female, and total)- total population: 75.63 yrs -male: 72.84 yrs -female: 78.56 yrs Infant Mortality Rate (statistic)- 19.63 deaths/1000 live births Natural Increase Rate (statistic)- 15.6 births/10000 population Crude Birth Rate (statistic)-20.36 births/1000 population GDI Rank - .820 No 90 Women are treated fairly well in Mexico, as women are now trying to move up in society by taking jobs in places such as call centers, but men are still more powerful for many women stay at home doing the cooking and cleaning.

Types of industry-petroleum, silver, farming, construction, power
 * __Industry__**

Site factors for industry - good-[atlantic and pacific coastline, cheap labor, near USA] bad-[far away from Europe and Asia(have to ship goods and people across the ocean) ]

Situational factors for industry - good-[USA directly north to transport goods to, coastlines on both sides of Mexico, Central/South America South ] bad-[market that is Europe far away, market that is Asia far away]

Types of energy used by the country- thermal power plants that burn coal or oil, hydroelectric power, natural gas, petroleum-based energy, and nuclear power(5%).
 * __Resources__**

Problems associated with energy in the country - difficult to dispose of waste from nuclear power (half life=760 million years), needs to import many things for energy-eeeeexpensive!

Pollution issues- air pollution, especially from automobiles (car emissions over 50% of emissions in Mexico City)

What your country is doing to stave off pollution - people trying to cut down on driving-car pools, public transportation

__**Country Comparison:**__ Mexico vs India: One similarity between India and Mexico is the primary jobs in each country. Both countries contain jobs such as farming/agriculture, mining, fishing and livestock. Another similarity includes the air pollution. Both India and Mexico have significant air pollution problems, each being among the leading countries in air pollution. One difference is literacy rate. In Mexico, the literacy is 91% while in India it is only 61%. Another difference is the life expectancy. The life expectancy in India is 66.28 for males, 71.17 for females, and a total of 68.59. In Mexico, the life expectancy for the total population is 75.63 years, 72.84 for a male, and 78.56 years for a female. A third significant difference is the HDI ranking. India has an HDI and ranking of number128 at 0.619 while Mexico's is at .829, No. 52. The fourth significant difference is the industries of each country. India has textiles, chemicals, software, and transportation equipment while Mexico has petroleum, silver, construction, and power.

Mexico vs the UK Mexico is similar and different to the UK. One Such similarity includes the raw materials of each country. Both countries contain coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Another is the life expectancy. In the UK, the life expectancy is 78.7 years, and in Mexico it is 75.63 years. These numbers are very close together. A third similarity is the types of energy used. Both Mexico and the UK use natural gas, oil, coal, nuclear, hydro-electric power. One difference between the two countries is the infant mortality rate. In the UK, the rate is 5.01 deaths/1000 live births. Another difference is consumer goods. In the UK, consumer goods consist majorly of electronics and up to date "fads" such as cell phones, designer clothing, computers, mp3 players, video-game consoles, cars, jewelry, televisions, radios. In Mexico, consumer goods consist of more practical items such as Cigars and Cigarettes, Shoes, Clothing, Glassware, and Household Appliances. A third difference is the GDP per capita. In the UK, the GDP is $31800 while it is only $12500 in Mexico.

Mexico vs China Mexico is similar and different to China. One similarity is the Literacy rate. In China the literacy rate is 90.9%, and in Mexico the rate is 91%. Another is primary jobs. Both countries have farming, mining, logging, fishing, and oil drilling as primary sector occupations. One difference is between secondary jobs. In China, secondary jobs consist of  Textile weaving, ship-building, microwave and other electronics production, toy assembly. In Mexico, secondary jobs consist of steel making, cement industry, rubber products, and the automobile industry. Another difference is in the tertiary job sector. Chinese tertiary jobs consist of pharmacists, doctors, teachers, and lawyers. On the other hand, Mexican tretiary jobs include the military travel agency, construction, and installation of appliances. Another difference is between pollution. Mexico's major pollution issues come from auto emissions, while China's comes from pour irrigation leading to the dumping of plant killing wastes into bodies of water. One last similarity is between the infant mortality rates: Mexcio's is 19.63/1000 births, and China's is 22.12/1000 births.

Current Standing: Overall, Mexico is in a fairly medium state. One thing that is positive for Mexico is its education. Over the last fifty years, there have been an explosion of improve in Mexican education including a much higher rate if people going to primary and secondary school. On the other hand, Mexico has much poverty. In some regions of the country, Mexicans work for as little as 75 cents an hour if they have a good job. This is pulling negatively on Mexico's overall world standing. Also, Mexico's consumer goods can show that this country is not great, but not horrible either. Many consumer goods sold are more practical such as household appliances, shoes, and clothing. There is also things like cigars showing the Mexico is not completely an LDC.

50 Years Ahead....: In the future, I believe Mexico is heading both ways on the path to success; the road to success and the road in the opposite direction. In terms of education. Mexico is on the right path. More and more people are going to schools and getting an education. This will help children to have a better chance of getting a higher pay job than the generation before them, thus helping Mexico's economy. On the road to pollution, I see Mexico on a major downhill. The number of cars will only increase in Mexico (especially Mexico city) creating a worsened pollution situation which is worsened eve more so because Mexico City is situated in a depression (on an underground lake). If Mexico were to make a conscious effort to sut down on pollution and work with the USA for help with worker issues, Mexico could easily move ahead in its world standing.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576758_7/Mexico.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

http://www.wes.org/ewenr/06jun/practical.htm