When thinking of Mexico, we may see their spicy foods, beautiful colors, various tourist attractions, and hard-working citizens. While all of this is true, most people do not realize how their agriculture runs deep in many Mexicans’ lives. Agriculture, in the eyes of most Americans, would probably be a rough man on a tractor in a field growing corn, but agriculture is so much more than that. Mexico’s agriculture is a large part of most of their residents’ lives, and for some agriculture is what keeps them fed. Between gender roles, culture, religion, climate, technology, and so much more, we can get a minuscule of what it is like in Mexico’s agriculture. To begin with, I am going to tell of Mexico’s major population, culture, and religion. …show more content…
I have been granted the ability to visit Mexico to see my family for multiple weeks at a time; therefore, I have a good representation of how things work there. When it comes to the major population, the Mexican economy is strongly tied to economic conditions in the United States, which makes it very sensitive to economic developments in the United States, according to Villarreal. Mexico is highly reliant on exports, and most of Mexico’s exports go to the United States (Villarreal 2). As we talked about in class, it is good for us to have other countries to trade with because it allows us to receive goods that we do not have in abundance. Trading, also, allows for us to obtain goods we cannot grow in the United States, while we are simultaneously giving goods that we have in excess to Mexico. When I visited Mexico, I saw their culture is based largely on their music, dancing, and vibrant colors. The thing that really caught my attention was their …show more content…
Mexico’s climate, region, and available recourses have a very close tie to what food sources they eat. Barbezat says that in northern Mexico, the weather is generally arid and varies a great deal throughout the year. During the summer months it can be very hot, with an average high of 95F in August. Temperatures drop in the winter, and north winds bring a chill. Thus, January sees an average low of 48F (Barbezat 2). This shows us that North Mexico must grow their majority of fruits and vegetables during the summer. Central Mexico has spring-like weather—it's warm or hot during the day, and cools down come nightfall (Barbezat 3). In Mexico's southern region, including the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, the climate is similar to central Mexico (Barbezat 4). Central and south Mexico would be able to produce their delicious fruits and vegetable year around due to their climate. Mexico’s available resources can be hard to obtain at times due to their hilly, mountainous landscape. These hills and mountains can also make it very difficult for individuals to have large scale crop production, which is helpful in trading and selling. Mexico’s available resources that I saw from visiting was mostly animal power and small tractors because most machines would not be able to climb the steep slopes that an animal such as a mule or goat would be able to do. With the use of animals as a power