Mexico's factors of production?

Question

what are some of mexico's factors of production? i have oil...but what else? (this is for a map) it would be nice if you could find a map. but it's okay if you cant find any-i've spent a long time looking for some and found nothing xP

help please!

Answer 1

I had to look up what you meant by "factors of production," and found this definition: In economics, factors of production are resources used in the production of goods and services, including land, labor, and capital. (sorry, been a long time since I had an econ course)...

As for Mexico, yes, Oil is number one. There's also natural gas.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the main exports are:

manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton.

I would also add corn. Other crops are: wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products. And, if you care to mention it, Mexico is also a major producer of illicit drugs.

The labor force is about 45 million people. More than half of them working in services, a quarter in industry (like assembly plants), and a fifth in agriculture.

The major industries are: food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism

If you need to do a map, you could look up the given product and Mexico, i.e. "oil Mexico", to get an idea of where it is being produced. Oil, for example, would be the Gulf of Mexico and a city like Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche. Cattle would be Hermosillo, Sonora. Tourism would be the beach resorts. Coffee in Chiapas and Oaxaca. Wood in Michoacan. Assembly plants in Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana (there are lots in the interior too). There are car-assembly plants outside of Mexico City (google Ford, I think it's in Toluca.) Copper mining is in Durango. Silver is in Guerrero (near Taxco) as well as in the north, I believe.

Sounds like a fun project. Enjoy!

Answer 2

corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products

accordingly to CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

ok...

let me help you with the map

the corn is mostly grown in the states of Michoacán, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Tamaulipas, Estado de México,

Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz y Tabasco.

the wheat is mostly grown in the state of sonora and the northeast states.

the soybeans are grown in the states of Chiapas , sinaloa y sonora.

the rice is grown in the states of Veracruz. Campeche, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Morelos.

the beans are grown in the states of Zacatecas, Durango, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí y Guanajuato.

the cotton is grown in the states of Baja California · Coahuila · Chihuahua · Durango · Sonora.

the coffe is grown in the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Hidalgo y Puebla.

the fruits are mostly grown in the southeastern states , veracruz, tabasco, chiapas, puebla, san luis potosi, hidalgo, morelos, jalisco., colima, michoacán.

the tomatoes are grown mostly in the states of  Sinaloa , Michoacán.

the beef is produced mostly in the states of Veracruz, Jalisco, chiapas, sonora, sinaloa, chihuahua, durango, tamaulipas.

the poultry is mostly produced in the states of Jalisco, Querétaro, Coahuila, Durango, Puebla, Nuevo León, Edo. de México, Guanajuato, Yucatán.

the dairy products are mostly produced in the states of jalisco, coahuila, durango, chihuahua, veracruz, guanajuato, estado de mexico.

The woods products are an important factor in the economy of the states of durango, chihuahua, michoacán, oaxaca, jalisco, guerrero.