Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
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of coal, oil, nat ural gas, wood, gold, iro n
· Major manufacturing
ore, and othe r min era l reso u rces. and trade centers
Altho ugh MeXICO has sub stantial oil and
mineral resources and ag ncul tu ral pr oducti on
thar succ essfully stru ggles agaIns r cha lleng ing
enviro n m en ral lirru ta rio ns , much o f irs growing
prospen ty IS lm ked to increased tr ad e with th e U.s.,
reflected in a major m anu factunng zo ne alo ng ItS
northern borderlands. Central Am er ica and th e
Carib bean co n ti n ue to wrestl e Wit h th e legacy of co m me r
cial planta tion agrIcult u re and su bsiste nce agrI culture, bur
tour ism, espec ially in the Ca rib bea n , a nd sma ll-scale assembly