Author Question: Do the locations of the largest rivers in Mex-America relate to the locations of the region's ... (Read 818 times)

nautica902 · **on:** Aug 7, 2018

Do the locations of the largest rivers in Mex-America relate to the locations of the region's largest cities? Why or why not?

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Question 2

How has passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) altered the political economy of MexAmerica during the past decade or so?

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bitingbit · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Yes. Early settlement developed near major rivers in order to provide water for crops and general use. These early settlements eventually grew into the major cities of today that set the pattern for its populace, even if the area is no longer highly agricultural (See Figure 14.1).

Answer to Question 2

NAFTA made trade a major tertiary sector component of MexAmerica's economy. Cities on both sides of the Mexican-American border grew as a result. On the Mexican, side multinational firms, who preferred to invest in border locations with accessible transportation routes and located near American markets, dramatically increased the construction and operation of maquiladora plants. By 2000, some 2,600 factories, employing more than half a million employees, were in operation in the six Mexican-American border states.