BP4 QTR4:Research and Interpretation-Geography

Location: Coordinates are 23.00 North and 102.00 West Located mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Neighboring countries are Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km. Mexico. has the bodies of water around it as well such as the Gulf of Mexico to its West side and the Pacific ocean to its south side.

Area: Total 1,964,375 square kilometers

Area Comparative: Mexico total area is 1,964,375 sq km compared the United States area which is 9,826,675 sq km.
Land boundaries: Total 4,353 km
Climate: Varies from tropical to desert
Terrian: High, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; deserts
Natural resources: Petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber
Enviorment-Current Issues: scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilitiesmeans that Mexico is a very dirty place. Rural to urban migration; natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion.
Enviorment international agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Natural Disaters: Tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts

BP3 QTR4: Research and Interpretation-General Information

Country name: Most common name Mexico, located in North America, long name is United Mexican States.
Nationality: Noun Mexicans, Adjective Mexican.
Languages: The main language spoken in Mexico is Spanish.
Flag Descipition: The flag of Mexico Spanish: (Bandera de México) is a vertical tricolor of green, white and red with the national coat of arms symbol in the center of the white stripe. 
Backround info: Mexico is well known for its tacos America has been using Mexican traditions for over 75 years! Mexico invented many dances as well such as the Mamba and the Tango which are very popular dances around the world.

BP1 QTR4: United Nations

       The UN stands for United Nation. The UN took the place of the League of Nations after World War II. This was because the League of Nations had no military support behind their decisions to defeat countries that fight against them. This was one reason the UN was created. The main reason the UN was created was to bring the nations of the world to enforce peace throughout the world. Countries have to be voted into the UN by two thirds vote confirming the country is eligible for the UN. The UN also has a secretary general. These leaders each serve a five year term. They can also be voted back in again by the UN after there first term. The current secretary general is Bon Ki-moon.
       The UN is extremely important to our current world today without it the world would be in complete distress. This is why the UN took place of the league of nations after WWII. Countries all over the world would be free to do whatever they want to do. Smuggling drugs, crossing borders illegally, and even beginning wars would come without punishment to these acts. This is one reason the UN is important to our world today. Another reason is because every country follows the charter, which is a set of rules made by the UN. Also there are one-hundred ninety two countries part of the UN.
       Since WWII, the United Nations have been attempting to keep the world peaceful. Even in the world today, we still find importance from the UN. So as you can see, without the UN the world would be in distress, disorder, and we could have started a WWIII.