1. For MEXICO, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

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2. For MEXICO:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) For what reasons did officials in Guerrero state disband the Acapulco force?
c) What specific actions did authorities take against the police?
d) Who will replace the 700 police officers removed from the Acapulco Police Department?
e) Why were so many (all) of the Acapulco police corrupt?
f) The AP reports: “Local police in several parts of Mexico have been disbanded because they were corrupted by drug cartels. In Guerrero alone, local police have been disarmed in more than a dozen towns and cities since 2014, though none as large as Acapulco.” What do you think the incoming president of Mexico should do to destroy the drug cartels and the stranglehold they have over Mexico? (Do you think he should ask the U.S. - or any other countries - for assistance? If he were to do so, how do you think the Trump administration should reply?) Explain your answer.
g) Following the removal of the Acapulco police force, the US government repeated its active travel alert advising US citizens not to travel in Guerrero state due to the armed groups that are active in the region.
Many Americans still vacation in Mexico - and in Acapulco. They reason that they just go to a resort and their location is not dangerous. What do you think? Would you vacation in Mexico despite U.S. travel alerts warning not to do so? Explain your answer.