GEOG 2RU3 Chapter 14: Ch 14 - MexAmerica.docx
16 May 2015
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Primary: agriculture confined to eastern/western extremities of region, winter garden frost free area, along the lower rio grande (brownsville/matamoros on gulf coast inland to laredo/nuevo laredo) citrus fruits, fruits/vegetables who don"t like frost, lands along colorado river in arizona also produce fruits and vegetables that cannot tolerate frost, dependent on irrigation. Secondary: recent years: have become very important, zona libre (free trade zone) matamoros to tijuana > no need to pay tariffs or import duties, maquiladoras > assembly plants or factories that relied on mexican workers, matamoros, nuevo laredo, ciudad juarez, nogales > on mexican side, brownsville, laredo, el paso, nogales > us side, profited from nafta, multinational firms > preferred to invest in border locations, accessible to major transportation corridors and located closest to american markets, by 2000, 2600 factories with more than half a million workers in 6 mexican states (tamaulipas, nuevo leon, coahuila, chihuahua, sonora, and baja california)
