Gulf of Mexico

Climate By: McKenna Pinske The geography and climate of Mexico is slightly different than what we are use to here in Illinois. Mexico is located in the northern region of the American continent between the Gulf of Mexico on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Mexico is made up of 31 states and one federal district. The West and South are bordered by the Pacific Ocean. The eastern peninsula faces the Caribbean Sea. The northern part of Mexico is covered by two different deserts. They…

Offshore oil drilling occurs not only in the United States, but around the entire world. Drilling is a common practice and exists in eighty different countries. Within the entire world there are approximately 1,470 functioning offshore oil rigs (“Number of offshore”). At the rate that the United States is drilling, the country will use up all the fuel in the oceans within a fifteen-year time span creating the largest oil shortage in history. Although offshore oil drilling can be harmful to…

Gulf Coast Agriculture Citrus, sugar cane, and rice are the major specialty crops grown on the Gulf Coast. Sugar cane is grown primarily in Louisiana and Texas. [Other than southern Florida] this is the only place in the 48 contiguous states where sugar cane can be grown, because of its need for abundant rainfall (over 50 inches/year) and its sensitivity to frost. Mild winters also make the Gulf Coast region a major supplier of vegetables to the northeastern US in the winter months. Amenity…

Currently the Sinaloa Cartel are the most powerful and the most dangerous cartel of the bunch in Mexico. Earning more than $3 billion per year and controlling a majority of the drug routes on the Mexican-United States border. It is believed the Sinaloa have a presence in all major cities in the United States as well. Operating mainly in Chicago because 70 percent of the United States population lives in areas that have freeways and railroads intersecting with Chicago. Chicago is also one of the…

such as Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroin, also they are trafficking Humans, and Guns. As of right now they are fighting over territory in Mexico ever since Joaquin Guzman “El Chapo” was taken out of the picture. There has been countless deaths in Mexico do to the shoot outs in the public community. Their drugs have also killed thousands of people in the US and in Mexico. The people that are affected by the cartels is Mexico’s citizens, the U.S. citizens and both country’s economy. The reason why…

important role. There are seven main drug cartels: Beltran-Leyva, Gulf, Juarez, La Familia Michoacana, Los Zetas, Sinaloa, and Tijuana/Arellano Felix. Each cartel maintains its own territory, and some areas are disputed among cartels. For example, Los Zetas controls the Central North and some of the Southeast coast, and the Gulf Cartel reins the Northeast coast. However, both cartels dispute over Zacatecas, a region in central Mexico. Although each cartel upholds its main territory, many have…

organically in Mexico, the language is over 90 percent Spanish and the religion predominantly of the country is Catholicism. The fasting growing faith in the country is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS). It started in 1875 with the second president of the church, Brigham Young. The president sent six missionaries to begin preaching the gospel. By 1912, there was roughly 4000 members in the country. By 1983 a Mormon temple was erected to serve the faithful followers in Mexico…

neighborhoods. BP has been known to obtain The oil in the deep water on the Gulf of Mexico. The only knowledge most people new about oil is how we are able to use as gas, energy, how wealthy oil owners and the Beverly Hillbillies. It wasn’t until 2018 When BP became known world wide for one of the largest Oil spills in American history Due to a ruptured Leon they explode a rig and into the waters and into the waters of the Gulf Shores. This elite causing me any hurry for the individuals who died…

Drugs and Crime in Mexico Drugs and crime in Mexico has been risen very quickly. Mexico has become the focus of a great attention due to the concern of violence related to drug trafficking. Since the mexican president Felipe Calderon declared “war” on drug traffickers, an estimated of 22,000 people have died in drug-related violence. In the early twenty-first century, the mexican government attempt to stop the activity of drug cartels, but the result has been an uncontrolled violence. The…

Mexico Mexico is a country located between located between the United States and Central America. It is the 14th largest nation in the world. Mexico is a land of extremes, it has high mountains, terrains and deep canyons in the center of the country, beautiful beaches along its Caribbean and Pacific coastlines. rivers in Mexico include Rio Grande In north and Usumacinta on its northern and southern borders with Grijalva, Balsas, Panuco and Yaqui in the interior. Mexico has extensive coastlines,…