Geography of Mexico         Mexico is a large country compared to many others.  It is 761,601 square miles in area.  Some of mexico's major land forms are the Eastern Sierra Madres, the Western Sierra Madres, the Central Plateau, the Baja California Peninsula, and the Yucatan Peninsula.  Mexico has many volcanoes, too.  The majority of the volcanoes are inactive, but sometimes a sleeping volcano erupts in a cloud of ash and dust.     Mexico shares borders with Guatemala, Belize and The United States of America.  The United States border is 1,900 miles long.  About half of that border is made up by the Rio Grande, a large river 1,885 miles long.  Mexico has four water borders.  To the west is the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California.  To the east is the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.     Mexico has three climate regions.  The tierra templada, or temperate zone makes up the higher part of the Central Plateau in Mexico.  The tierra caliente, or hot zone, makes up the lowlands on the east and west coasts of Mexico.  The tierra fria, or cold zone, is mostly made up of the Sierra Madres where the elevation makes it cold. If you want to know more about Mexico and its geography here are some good sites I found... A Map of Mexico Another Map of Mexico Links to Good Geography Sites More Links to Sites About Mexico General Facts About Mexico's Geography.   Home