Latin America:

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Chapter 11
Latin America Physical Geography
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Latin America Regional Overview

• Chapter 11 Objectives
• Students will
• Describe the relative location and size of Latin
  America.
• Investigate the major languages of Latin America.
• Examine the physical features of Latin America.

Essential Question What are the main physical
features of the Canadian regions? What are the
major characteristics of the cultures found in
the region?

• Geography Standard 2 3
• Warm Up
• List words and/or phrases related to Latin
  America.
• Agenda
• Warm Up
• Read pages 330-335
• Complete the regional overview handouts, pages
  89-91
• Hemisphere ball game
• Label Latin America map
• Homework
• Complete your map! Things to label.

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Chapter 11 Section 1

• Chapter 11 Objectives
• Students will
• Learn where Latin America is located.
• Discover the important landforms of Latin
  America.
• Understand how climate and vegetation influence
  the way people live in Latin America.

Essential Question What are the main physical
features of the Canadian regions? What are the
major characteristics of the cultures found in
the region?

• Geography Standard 2 3
• Warm Up
• Agenda
• Warm Up
• Hand in last nights homework, Regional Overview
  Packet
• Read pages 338-342
• Complete the graphic organizer, page 338
• Writing Activity, page 342 Quiz Grade
• Make sure to use your SS Heading and a neat piece
  of paper with no rips
• Social Studies Name
• Writing Activity, page 342 1/4/06
• Period ___
• Homework
• Complete the Writing Activity!

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Geography of Latin AmericaFill in the types of
Landforms and Waterways from the reading
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Geography of Latin AmericaAnswers
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Chapter 11 Section 2

• Chapter 11 Objectives
• Students will
• Learn where Latin America is located.
• Discover the important landforms of Latin
  America.
• Understand how climate and vegetation influence
  the way people live in Latin America.

Essential Question What are the main physical
features of the Canadian regions? What are the
major characteristics of the cultures found in
the region?

• Geography Standards 2 3
• Economic Standard 3
• Warm Up
• Agenda
• Warm Up
• Read pages 343-349
• Skills for Life Activity, pages 350-351
• If there is time, Read Chapter 11 Section 3,
  pages 352-356
• Complete the graphic Organizer on page 352

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Climate and Vegetation
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Climate and VegetationAnswers
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Analyzing and Interpreting Climate Maps

• Practice the Skill
• In a moment you will
• Decide where would you want to go on your
  vacation?
• 2. List your favorite vacation activities, and
  then use the map on page 351 to identify several
  places you would want to go visit.

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Analyzing and Interpreting Climate Maps
EXAMPLE

• Practice the Skill
• Decide where would you want to go on your
  vacation? Mrs. White I am not sure where I
  would want to go yet.
• List your favorite vacation activities. Mrs.
  White One activity might be warm salt water
  fishing.
• Identify what climate the activity requires.
• 4. Find some locations on the map (page 351)
  that meet my requirement.

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Analyzing and Interpreting Climate Maps
EXAMPLE

• Practice the Skill
• Decide where would you want to go on your
  vacation? Mrs. White I am not sure where I
  would want to go yet.
• List your favorite vacation activities. Mrs.
  White One activity might be warm salt water
  fishing.
• Identify what climate the activity requires. Mrs.
  White tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, or
  humid subtropical, located on the ocean.
• 4. Find some locations on the map (page 351)
  that meet my requirement.

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Analyzing and Interpreting Climate Maps
EXAMPLE

• Practice the Skill
• Decide where would you want to go on your
  vacation? Mrs. White I am not sure where I
  would want to go yet.
• List your favorite vacation activities. Mrs.
  White One activity might be warm salt water
  fishing.
• Identify what climate the activity requires. Mrs.
  White tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, or
  humid subtropical, located on the ocean.
• 4. Find some locations on the map (page 351)
  that meet my requirement. Mrs. White any island
  in the Caribbean, most of the Atlantic coast of
  South America through the southern border of
  Uruguay, most of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts
  of Central America and parts of Mexico.

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Analyzing and Interpreting Climate Maps
Now it is your turn

• Practice the Skill
• Pages 350-351
• 1. Decide where would you want to go on your
  vacation?
• List your favorite vacation activities.
• Identify what climate the activity requires.
• 4. Find some locations on the map (page 351)
  that meet your requirement.

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• Agenda
• Continents Review
• Geography Bee
• Snakes found in Latin America
• Chapter 11, Section 1 Guided Reading
• Section 1 Quiz