| In New Mexico, the Native Americans and
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| | Early in their history, the people
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| the Anglo-Americans make up the small
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| | settled along the river banks. They found
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| population of the state. There are still
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| | sufficient livelihood in farming and
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| adobe villages throughout the state.
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| | ranching. When the first railroad was
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| People still celebrate traditional
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| | completed in1879 the state saw an
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| festivities reminiscent of pre-Columbian
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| | important economic transformation. With
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| and Spanish influences. Much of this
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| | the availability of freight services,
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| influences are still visible in the
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| | cattle ranching expanded to a large
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| architecture of the buildings and homes,
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| | scale. Agriculture also saw development
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| and in the customs of the people. In
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| | as more people cultivated cash crops.
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| 1945, New Mexico became the center for
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| | Mining became an important source for
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| nuclear research.
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| | economic viability. People mined silver
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| Geographical Location and Demography
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| | and gold and other minerals.
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| New Mexico occupies a stretch of 314,917
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| | Economic activities increased when the
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| sq km (121,590 sq mi) and 606 sq km (234
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| | Los Alamos National Laboratory was set up
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| sq mi) of inland water. It has therefore
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| | in 1943. It was here that the first
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| the distinction of being the fifth
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| | atomic bomb was developed. Military and
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| largest state in the United States. On
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| | Energy establishments spurred economic
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| the north are the Colorado boundaries, on
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| | growth.
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| the west Oklahoma and Texas. The south
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| | In 2005, the work force of New Mexico had
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| border is taken up by Texas and Mexico.
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| | 941,300 people. Some 42 percent were in
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| Arizona borders on the west. The New
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| | the service industries, mostly
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| Mexican landscape is guarded by the
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| | occupations along tourism. Others did
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| mountain ranges that lend a formidable
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| | work as computer programmers or did
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| skyscrape.
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| | serving in the many restaurants. Twenty
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| Climate
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| | percent was in wholesale or in the retail
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| Down in New Mexico it is sunny. The
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| | trade; 22 percent were working for the
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| climate is mild. Winters are warm. It is
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| | federal, state, or local government. Some
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| always cooler and wetter up in the
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| | were in the employ of the military. About
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| mountains and the nearby environs. The
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| | 6 percent are in construction; 29 percent
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| state also experiences an annual average
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| | in real estate, finance and insurance.
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| precipitation of about 8 inches.
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| | Manufacturing had an employment of 6
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| Precipitation is higher in the valleys of
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| | percent. Farming or forestry had a
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| Rio Grande and San Juan.
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| | minimal 3 percent even including
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| The wettest season is on July and August.
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| | agricultural services. The mining
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| In winter snow caps the mountains and the
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| | industry had 2 percent of the total
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| lower elevations.
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| | workforce.
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| Industries
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