Explore Mexico juan -kyckyw 2019

1. MEXICO KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY KNOW YOUR WORLD A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON INSERT COUNTRY FLAG HERE

2. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE • Juan Eduardo Contreras Barberena – Topics: – Moved to Akron for a Master’s in Communication. – I work as an adjunct professor. – I was born and raised in Mexico City. – My future plans are to obtain a PhD and work as a tenured professor.

3. MEXICO

4. MEXICO QUICK FACTS • Full name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos. • Population: 129.2 million. (as of 2019) • Capital: Mexico City. • Largest city: Mexico City. • Area: 758,449 square miles. • Major language: Spanish. • Major religion: Christianity / Catholicism • Life expectancy: 75 years (men); 80 years (women). • Monetary unit: 1 peso = 100 centavos. • Main exports: Oil, minerals, prime materials, food, livestock, machinery equipment. • GNI per capita: $17,740 USD

5. LANDFORMS

6. EL POPOCATEPETL

7. EL IZTLAZIHUATL

8. DISTRIBUTION OF MAJOR PRE-HISPANIC CULTURES

9. DISTRIBUTION OF MAJOR PRE-HISPANIC CULTURES

10. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: SPANISH OVER 60 NATIVE LANGUAGES SPOKEN • HOLA ADIOS SI NO • GRACIAS DE NADA • PORFAVOR TE AMO / TE QUIERO • COMO ESTAS? • DISCULPE LO SIENTO • HABLA INGLES? • MI NOMBRE ES_______ • SOY ESTADOUNIDENSE / SOY MEXICANO

11. MEXICO •LEADER: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (President as of 2018) •GOVERNMENT: Federal Republic •VOTING AGE: 18 years old

12. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

13. ECONOMICS ⦿Known for: Oil, agriculture, and mined metals (mainly silver), manufacturing. ⦿Imports: Machinery products for all industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and transportation. Bootlegged products. ⦿Exports: Oil, manufactured goods, silver, fruits and vegetables, coffee, cotton. Bootlegged products. ⦿State of the economy: Many industries are still in development. There is substantial debt, and a high percentage of underground economy (non-tax payers).

14. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICS • Currency: Mexican Pesos (1 Peso =$ 0.052) • Public and private banks. Credits and loans are available. • Jobs: People start working depending on their economic bracket. The extremely poor start as children, the poor start as pre-teens, the middle class as teenagers, and the rich start in college years. • Students and money: middle and high class kids get an allowance; it varies for the poor because their work earnings are all meant to help the household.

15. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICS: THE PESO

16. RELIGION(S) • 88% of the population is Roman Catholic. • Different Christian denominations are also present. • There are followers of other major religions such as Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam.

17. RELIGION(S)

18. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS – MEN/WOMEN • Growing up: Emphasis is given to school and family life. Recreation activities vary between cities and small towns. After school programs are rare. • Dress: Typical dress varies from region to region. In urban areas, typical dress is saved for Mexican holidays. • Gender rites: Quinceañera.

19. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS – MEN/WOMEN

20. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS – MEN/WOMEN

21. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS – MEN/WOMEN • Education: equal among both genders. For higher education, more men go to college and finish their degrees, but there is an increasing number of women attending and graduating. • At Work: There are still some male dominated professions, but women’s rights are being introduced. • At Home: Mostly traditional gender roles, even among highly educated couples. • Roles in Society: Leans towards traditional roles, but new trends are appearing as a result of the women’s rights movement.

22. NATIONAL FESTIVALS -HOLIDAYS EVENTS ▪Independence Day: September 16 ▪Mexican Revolution: November 20 ▪Battle of Puebla: May 5 ▪Flag Day: February 24 ▪Birth of Benito Juarez: March 21 ▪Dia de los Muertos: November 2 ▪Christmas / Posadas ▪New Years Day ▪Wise men day: January 6 ▪Candlemas day: February 2 ▪Easter

23. NATIONAL FESTIVALS -HOLIDAYS POSADAS

24. NATIONAL FESTIVALS -HOLIDAYS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

25. NATIONAL FESTIVALS -HOLIDAYS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

26. FOOD

28. FOOD – NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!

29. CANDY?

30. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS & TRADITIONS

34. LUCHA LIBRE

35. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC & MARIACHIS

36. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC & MARIACHIS

53. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS & TRADITIONS • American pop culture is closely followed in terms of music, movies, television shows, and video games. • Cell phones and social media (facebook and twitter in particular) are extremely popular.

54. EVERYDAY LIVING • Typical day schedule: – Meal times are different: Largest meal is at 2-3pm, small dinners at 8-9pm. – In small towns, businesses will close from 2-4pm for ‘lunch’ and a short nap known as siesta, then people return to work until around 8pm. • A School Day/Week: The school experience for an 11-12 year old in Mexico is similar to the U.S.; however, there are hardly any extracurricular activities throughout the school year. – Uniforms are widely used in many schools.

55. EVERYDAY LIVING • English as a second language is commonly taught in urban schools from an early age. Most private schools are now bi-lingual (most English, some French). • Extracurricular Activities: Some sports have after- school sports programs, but competitions and tournaments between schools are sporadic. Cheerleading programs are almost non-existant.

56. EVERYDAY LIVING • Family Life: Families are extremely important. Many times, children are somewhat involved in household chores, but not as much as in the U.S. • Extended family is considered extremely important. Mexicans will go out of their way to assist extensive family. • Grandparents move in with their children when they cannot take care of themselves. Retirement homes and communities are rare and are destined to those who have no family left.

57. EVERYDAY LIVING • Acquisition of pets is common, with people mostly choosing dogs and cats. • Mexico is known for creating fairs in the center of small towns. In urban areas, each municipality within a city creates several fairs per year. Fairs are family oriented events. • Parks are common in large cities, though they can be dangerous. • In smaller cities and towns, parks are rare. People use the main plaza at the center of each town as a place for gathering.

58. MEXICO CITY ZOO

59. JAGUAR

60. JAGUAR

61. JAGUAR

62. PUMA

63. PUMA

64. EAGLE

65. CHIHUAHUA

66. XOLOITZCUINTLE

67. XOLOITZCUINTLE

68. XOLOITZCUINTLE

69. SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES • Can you notice similarities between Mexico and the U.S.? • What do you find most surprising? What do you find interesting? • The importance of appreciating cultural diversity in the U.S.

70. LINKS • Tourism: www.visitmexico.com • History & Anthropology: www.mna.inah.gob.mx/ inah.gob.mx/ • News Media: www.excelsior.com.mx www.eluniversal.com.mx www2.esmas.com/usa/

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