New

Mexico
By Croitoru Alexandra
and
Dragomirescu Antonia
9C
 Table of contents
01 02 03
Economy Transportation
New Mexicas history
and geography

04 05
Education Culture
 01
New Mexicas
history and
geography
 History
New Mexico, State, southwestern U.S.
 Area: 121,590 sq mi (314,917 sq km).
 Population: (2020) 2,117,522; (2022 est.) 2,113,344.
 Capital: Santa Fe.
New Mexico is bordered by Mexico and the U.S. states of
Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona. In the west it is crossed
north-south by the Continental Divide. The Rio Grande bisects the
state and for a short distance forms the boundary with Texas.
Human settlement in the area has probably spanned 10,000
years. Before the Navajo and Apache arrived in the 15th century,
an agricultural Pueblo Indian civilization had developed irrigation
systems, pueblos, and cliff dwellings, whose ruins remain
throughout the state. Spaniards from Mexico claimed the area
for Spain in the 16th century, and in 1540 Francisco Vázquez de
Coronado explored it.
 History
The first settlement was at Santa
Fe in 1610. Missionaries were active
in the 1600s. It became part of
Mexico in 1821 and was ceded to the
U.S. in 1848 at the end of the
Mexican-American War. The
Territory of New Mexico was
established by Congress in 1850. It
became the 47th U.S. state in 1912
and retained its frontier image.
World War II spurred economic
and social change, bringing research
facilities, including that at Los
Alamos.
 Geography
Relief
New Mexico has some of the flattest land as well as
some of the most rugged mountains in the country. Some
portions of the state are rich in pine forests, meadows, and
fish-laden mountain streams, while other areas are devoid of
any water bodies, and even cacti struggle to survive. The
eastern third of the state is an extension of the Great Plains
that includes the Llano Estacado (“Staked Plain”), so
named because of its abundance of spiky agaves (century
plants). The Rocky Mountains extend into the north-central
part of the state. Southwest of the Rockies is part of the
Basin and Range Province, consisting of mountain ranges
running in a north-south direction interspersed with valleys
that are indispensable to agriculture and grazing.
Northwestern New Mexico, part of the Colorado Plateau, is
characterized by unique volcanic formations that are a result
of past lava flows.
 Climate of New
Mexico
New Mexico’s pleasant climate has long been one of its
greatest attractions, especially for those seeking a
comfortable retirement or relief from respiratory and other
ailments.
Although New Mexico’s average annual temperature is in
the mid-50s F (about 12 °C), extremes can range from near
120 °F (about 48 °C) to the −50s F (about −46 °C).
Variations are caused more by elevation than latitude, with
temperatures falling by about 5 °F (3 °C) with every 1,000-
foot (300-metre) increase in elevation.
Nighttime temperatures tend to fall sharply. The average
annual rainfall is about 13 inches (330 mm), though
precipitation tends to increase with elevation.
Plant and animal life
 02
Economy
New Mexico state quarter, circulated in April 2008

 Oil and gas production, the entertainment industry,

high tech scientific research, tourism, and government
spending are important drivers of the state economy.
 The state government has an elaborate system of tax
credits and technical assistance to promote job
growth and business investment, especially in new
technologies.
 New Mexico is the second largest crude oil and
ninth largest natural gas producer in the United
States. It took over North Dakota in oil production in
July 2021 and is expected to continue expanding.
 In common with other states in the Western U.S.,
New Mexico receives royalties from the sale of
federally owned land to oil and gas companies.
It has the highest proportion of federal land with oil
and gas, as well as the most lucrative.
 03
Transportation
  New Mexico has long been an important
corridor for trade and migration. The builders of
the ruins at Chaco Canyon also created a radiating
network of roads from the mysterious settlement.
 The pre-Columbian trade with Mesoamerican
cultures included northbound exotic birds,
seashells and copper. Present-day New Mexico's
pre-Columbian trade is especially remarkable for
being undertaken on foot.

Personal automobiles remain the primary

means of transportation for most New
Mexicans, especially in rural areas. Larger
cities in New Mexico typically have some form
of public transportation by road; ABQ RIDE is
the largest such system in the state. Rural and
intercity public transportation by road is
provided by Americanos USA, LLC, Greyhound
Lines and several government operators.
 New Mexico is plagued by poor road
conditions, with roughly a third of its
roadways suffering from "inadequate state
and local funding". New Mexico has
historically had a problem with drunk driving,
though this has lessened: According to the Los
Angeles Times, the state once had the nation's
highest alcohol-related crash rates.
New Mexico currently has 15 United States
Highways, which account for over 2,980 miles
(4,800 km) of its highway system.
 04
Education
 Main topic and details
Education 3

The top ranked public

1 2
New Mexico is the #36 largest school
system in the United States, serving
323,976 students across the 928 public
schools for the 2023 school year (there
are 189 private schools, serving 23,388
students).
93% of all K-12 students in New
Mexico are educated in public schools
(compared to national average of 90%).
The percentage of students
achieving math proficiency in
New Mexico is 25%. The
percentage of students
achieving reading proficiency
is 58%.
schools in New Mexico are
Albuquerque Institute Of
Math & Science, Early
College High School and
Eldorado High School.
Overall testing rank is
based on a school's
combined math and reading
proficiency test score
ranking.
 05
Culture
 New Mexican culture is a unique fusion of indigenous, Spanish,
Hispanic, and American influences. The state bears some of the oldest
evidence of human habitation, with thousands of years of indigenous
heritage giving way to centuries of successive migration and settlement
by Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American colonists.

 Like other states in the American Southwest, New Mexico bears the
legacy of the "Old West" period of American westward expansion,
characterized by cattle ranching, cowboys, pioneers, the Santa Fe Trail, and
conflicts among and between settlers and Native Americans. Many fictional
works of the Western genre are set or produced in New Mexico.
 Almost half of New Mexicans claim Hispanic origin; many are
descendants of colonial settlers called Hispanos or Neomexicanos, who
settled mostly in the north of the state between the 16th and 18th centuries;
by contrast, the majority of Mexican immigrants reside in the south.
 As New Mexico's largest city, Albuquerque hosts many of the state's
leading cultural events and institutions. National Hispanic Cultural
Center has held hundreds of performing arts events, art showcases, and
other events related to Spanish culture in New Mexico.
 Old Spanish traditions such zarzuelas
and flamenco are popular.
 Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic
genre that alternates between spoken and
sung scenes, the latter incorporating
operatic and popular songs, as well as
dance.

Flamenco, in its strictest sense,

is an art form based on the
various folkloric music
traditions of southern Spain.
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