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Life in Rural Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities

Explore the challenges faced by poor farm families in rural Mexico, including migration to cities for better opportunities. Learn about Mexico City's contrasts, from historic areas to modern skyscrapers, and the impact of pollution on its residents. Discover the realities of making a living in Mexico, from factory work to street vending, and the country's future under NAFTA and new leadership.

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Life in Rural Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities

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  1. Matching Key Terms Review

  2. a poor Latin American farmer or farm worker descendants of the people who first lived in a region a Mexican factory that assembles parts to make products for export to leave one country to settle in another a person who comes into a foreign country to make a new home immigrant emigrate campesino maquiladora indigenous people

  3. ~Chapter 4~Mexico & Central America

  4. ~Section 1~ Life In Rural Mexico

  5. Key Terms • migrant worker (my grunt wur kur) n. a laborer who travels from one area to another, picking crops that are in season • plaza (plah zuh) n. a public square at the center of a village, a town, or a city • squatter (skwaht ur) n. a person who settles on someone else’s land without permission

  6. Mexico

  7. Life In Rural Mexico

  8. Most Farm Families In Mexico Are Poor

  9. Rural Villages(Farm Families Grow Their Own Food)

  10. Farm Work-Some Mexican Farmers Do Not Own Their Own Land.-They Are Called Migrant Workers.

  11. Moving To Mexico City

  12. Better Jobs City Better Education

  13. Housing in the City • Many of the poor people who go to Mexico City cannot afford to build sturdy houses when they arrive. • They often become squatters. They build temporary houses on land that does not belong to them. • Squatter families hope to buy land from the government and build permanent houses.

  14. Work and School • Even in Mexico City, many families cannot find work. • Sometimes the fathers find jobs in the United States so that they can send money home every month. • Children may have to work at low-paying jobs to help support their families and then go to school at night.

  15. Opportunities and Challenges

  16. Mexico’s Capital City(Mexico City Is One Of The World’s Largest Cities)

  17. Old & New, Rich & Poor • Mexico City has modern skyscrapers as well as older, historic areas. • Both the streets and highways can barely handle all of the traffic. • Most of Mexico City’s residents are not rich. • The poorest people live in the far outskirts of town. • Some of them must travel several hours a day to get to their jobs.

  18. Pollution & Geography • The air is polluted with exhaust fumes and smoke from factories. • The mountains around Mexico City trap the pollution over the city. • The city has outgrown its fresh water supply.

  19. Making a Living • Still, there are many ways to make a living in the large cities. • Millions of people work in factories and offices. • Thousands more sell goods from stalls on the streets.

  20. Looking to the Future • In 1994, the North American Trade Association, or NAFTA, was formed. • NAFTA makes it easier for Canada, the United States, and Mexico to trade with each other.

  21. Looking to the Future • In 2000, Vicente Fox was elected president of Mexico. • Before that, one political party had ruled Mexico for 71 years.

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