THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
Name as many countries in Latin America as you can recall.
AFTER TODAY…Students will introduced to the
unifying characteristics of Latin America.
Students will be able to locate the countries of Latin America.
Students will use statistical information to rank the countries of Latin America.
LATIN AMERICALOCATION: The
region of Latin America stretches from Mexico in the Northern Hemisphere to Argentina in the Southern Hemisphere.
GEOGRAPHY
GO TO…
http://www.maps.com/games/quiz-latin.aspx
LATIN AMERICAThe region of Latin America is
defined by the influence of Spanish & Portuguese culture.
These two languages are the most widely spoken in this region.
Latin is the root of both Spanish & Portuguese
In addition to language the region is heavily influenced by the Roman Catholic religion.
RACIAL & CULTURAL DIVERSITY
CARNIVAL
MIXTUREAFRICAN – Slave TradeEUROPEAN - ImperialismNATIVE – Indigenous PeopleMESTIZO – mix of European &
Indigenous
ACTIVITYUSE the CIA Factbook to compile
statistical data on the economic health of all the countries of Latin America.
MUST use 6 specific economic indicators.
EXAMPLE – GDP per capita (usually in US dollars)
APPLES 2 APPLES
RANK Now rank the
economic health of the countries from 1 to 17.
Give 17 points to the country that you think has the strongest economy.
Work down from 17 until you get to the worst economy in LA which you would give 1 point
AFTER TODAY…Students will introduced to the
unifying characteristics of Latin America.
Students will be able to locate the countries of Latin America.
Students will use statistical information to rank the countries of Latin America.