Mexico in the 21st Century

Question 1

What is NAFTA?

Answer 1

A trade agreement between several American countries and several European countries – it is currently the world’s biggest economy. The North American Free Trade Agreement.

Question 2

What is a Maquiladora(?)?

Answer 2

A system where items are put together and then shipped back to the United States or to another place.

Question 3

What is an issue with education for Mexico?

Answer 3

Mexicans have a tradition of starting to work in the 8th grade, and this greatly impacts education.

Question 4

What are Mexico’s contributions to NAFTA?

Answer 4

Oil and labor.

Question 5

NAFTA has caused ___ in Mexico.

Answer 5

Rural migration.

Question 6

Products assembled in Maquiladoras are often shipped north to Kansas City which has a ___ transportation system.

Answer 6

Intermodal.

Question 7

An important challenge for Mexican government is ___.

Answer 7

Public safety.

Question 8

The emigration of labor to the U.S. enriches Mexico but is dependent upon _______.

Answer 8

Demand.