The Central Valley's population demographic is very similar to that of MexAmerica. The agricultural industry offers bountiful amounts of jobs for laborers.
Most of MexAmerica lacks natural resources that could support a bountiful agricultural industry. It also includes a great deal of dry, rugged terrain that is poorly suited for agriculture.
Areas in this region are so dry they include deserts. Although the Central Valley is hot and dry they do not compare to these areas. The driest place in North America resides in MexAmerica. Death Valley, California experiences three inches of rainfall per year. "Other places such as the Mojave Desert in Southeastern California, the Sonoran Desert of southern and central Arizona, and the Chihuahuan Desert of Eastern Arizona and New Mexico are nearly as dry (Hardwick)." Latinos make up the largest “minority” population in the Central Valley, 36.19 percent of residents identified as Latino or “Latino and White.”
Flash flooding is a major concern throughout the region of MexAmerica. While the Central Valley does not normally suffer from flash flooding, it was subject to disaster during The Great Flood of 1862 that effected Oregon, California and Nevada.
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