GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS

Mexico

Mexico connects the North American mainland with Central America. Mexico City occupies a high interior basin, while mountain systems flank the interior plateau and coastal lowlands.

Fast Facts

  • Baja California is the western peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Gulf of California.
  • Yucatán projects between the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean; limestone and cenotes distinguish it from mountainous Baja.
  • Sierra Madre Occidental is a major western volcanic highland belt; Sierra Madre Oriental lies east of the interior plateau.
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Part of Visualize CSE, an interactive geography atlas for UPSC Civil Services (IAS) preparation.