Geographic Understandings of Latin America and the Caribbean

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Geographic Understandings of Latin America and
the Caribbean
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Lesson 3
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Copy and Answer

• Which physical feature would be found between the
  Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains?
• Which country would you find the Amazon River in?
• Mexico
• Panama
• Brazil
• Bosnia

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Practice Label these physical features on your
paper.
Amazon River Pacific Ocean Gulf of
Mexico Caribbean Sea
Sierra Madre Mountains Andes Mountains Atacama
Desert
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7-mountains
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Todays Standard

• SS6G4 The student will locate selected features
  of Latin America and the Caribbean.
• a. Explain the major environmental concerns of
  Latin America regarding the issues of air
  pollution in Mexico City, Mexico, the
  deforestation of the rain forest in Brazil, and
  oil-related pollution in Venezuela

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Our Focus

• Essential Question
• How do the major environmental concerns such as
  air pollution, deforestation, and oil pollution
  affect countries of Latin America?
• Key Question
• What are the major environmental concerns of
  Latin America in regards to Mexico, Venezuela,
  and Brazil?

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Create the HUGE table on your paper!
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Mexico City, Mexico
Smog smoke fog
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Air Pollution in Mexico City, Mexico

• 19 million people 2 times the of people in
  GA.
• Health concerns- Children may develop lung
  disease breathing difficulty. Elderly should stay
  inside.
• Causes Exhaust from older cars and factories.
• Type of Pollution Lead, sulfur dioxide, and
  carbon monoxide.

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Air Pollution in Mexico City, Mexico

• Location of city traps air pollution.
• The city is built in the bowl of an extinct
  volcano. The high elevation means thinner air.
  Carbon dioxide traps the pollution in the valley.
  
• Smog smoke fog
• Drivers must leave car home once a week, are
  encouraged to carpool or use public
  transportation. Cars are inspected more often and
  factories close on days of high pollution

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Deforestation in Brazil
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Destruction of rainforest in Brazil

• Brazil - 5th largest
• Rainforest- About 40,000 types of plants and
  thousands of types of animals.
• Produces about 20 percent of worlds air
• Natives who maintain their traditional way of
  life live in the rainforest.

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Destruction of rainforest in Brazil

• Deforestation- When humans use saws and
  bulldozers to clear large areas of the forest.
• It provides valuable resources such as timber
  from the wood, and land for cattle ranching and
  crop cultivation.
• How much rainforest has been lost? Nearly 200,000
  sq. miles in the last decade.

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Destruction of rainforest in Brazil

• Solution The government has created laws to help
  limit deforestation and protect the rainforest.
• No money is spent on enforcing laws.
• Environmental groups and governments around the
  world are getting involved.

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Oil pollution in Venezuela
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Oil pollution in Venezuela

• 5th largest oil producer in the world.
• Government receives half of all oil profits.
• Oil spills and tanker leaks damage environment
  no fishing
• Burnt oil produces carbon dioxide.

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Oil pollution in Venezuela

• Burning fossil fuels can cause breathing problems
  for children and older adults.
• Lake Maracaibo is sinking on the eastern shore,
  threatening to flood local towns, homes, and
  farms.

An oil spill in Lake Maracaibo has prevented
fishermen from doing their jobs.
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Copy and Answer

• What are the main sources of air pollution in
  Mexico City?
• Intense sunlight
• The high altitude
• Factories and cars
• Cars that produce little or no air pollution
• 2. What is the main crop grown in areas of
  deforestation?
• Cocoa
• Rubber
• Soybeans
• Brazil nuts

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Wrap-Up

• 1) How does Mexico Citys geography affect the
  environment as impacted by air pollution?
• 2) What is smog?
• 3) What is the environmental problem experienced
  within Brazils tropical rainforest?
• 4) Create a picture that explains air pollution
  in Mexico City, Mexico. Write at least 1 sentence
  describing your picture.
• 5)Deforestation is a major concern in Brazil.
  Currently, laws have been created to protect the
  rainforest, but funding has not been given by the
  government to enforce the laws. Should the United
  Nations play a role in the preservation of the
  rainforest? Explain your answer.

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Lesson 4
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Todays Standard

• SS6G3 The student will explain the impact of
  location, climate, distribution of natural
  resources, and population distribution on Latin
  America and the Caribbean.
• a. Compare how the location, climate, and
  natural resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect
  where people live and how they trade.

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Copy and Fill-In

• 1. _____________ __________ pollution is
  caused by emissions from ________________ and
  automobiles that build up over the city.
  ________________ surrounding the city are like
  walls that trap the pollutants in a brown haze
  called __________.
• 2. Brazils major environmental issue is
  ________________.

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Our Focus

• Essential Question
• How has the impact of location, climate,
  distribution of natural resources, and population
  distribution on Latin America and the Caribbean?
• Key Question
• How do the location, climate, and natural
  resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect where
  people live and how they trade?

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Geographic Understandings of Latin America and
the Caribbean
What does arable mean?
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Venezuela
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Mexico
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Wrap-Up

• 1) Where do most citizens in Mexico and
  Venezuela live and work?
• 2) How are Mexico and Venezuelas climates
  similar?
• 3) How do the populations of Mexico and Venezuela
  compare?

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Lesson 5

• Warm-UP Geography Quiz

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Todays Standard

• SS6G3 The student will explain the impact of
  location, climate, distribution of natural
  resources, and population distribution on Latin
  America and the Caribbean.
• b. Compare how the location, climate, and
  natural resources of Brazil and Cuba affect where
  people live and how they trade.

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Copy and Answer

• Mexicans have flocked to the _______________ in
  central Mexico to find jobs in __________________.
  
• Venezuelas economy is supported by the sale of
  _____, its most important natural resource.

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Quiz time!

• Please make sure to write your first and last
  name on your paper.
• Make sure to double-check your answers
• You will have about 10 minutes to complete your
  quiz.
• When you finish! Turn in quiz and pick up Brazil
  and Cuba handout. Begin filling in data.

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Our Focus

• Essential Question
• How has the impact of location, climate,
  distribution of natural resources, and population
  distribution on Latin America and the Caribbean?
• Key Question
• How do the location, climate, and natural
  resources of Cuba and Brazil affect where people
  live and how they trade?

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Brazil
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CUBA
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Wrap-Up

• 1) Where do most citizens in Brazil and Cuba live
  and work?
• 2) How are Brazil and Cuba climates similar?
• 3) How do the populations of Brazil and Cuba
  compare?

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Lesson 6
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Number 1-7 and label the countries.
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Standard

• SS6G4 The student will describe the cultural
  characteristics of people who live in Latin
  America and the Caribbean.
• a. Describe the results of blending of ethnic
  groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• b. Explain why Latin America is a region based on
  the languages of Portuguese and Spanish.
• c. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the
  standard of living.

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• Essential Question(s)
• How has a blending of ethnic groups affect
  language and culture of Latin America and the
  Caribbean?
• Key Question(s)
• What are major ethnic groups of Latin America?
• How does the literacy rate of a country affect
  the standard of living?

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Cultural Blending!

• What are mulattoes? What do you think this term
  means? Write it down!

• Mulattoes are the descendents of Europeans and
  the Africans that they forced to work as slaves.

• Where do these people live today? Brazil, Panama,
  and the West Indies

• Write a sentence about the word to help you
  better understand its meaning.

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Cultural Blending!

• What are mestizos? What do you think this term
  means? Write it down!

• Mestizos are the descendents of Europeans and the
  Native Americans.

• Where do these people live today? Venezuela
• Write a sentence about the word to help you
  better understand its meaning.

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Languages

• Christopher Columbus discovered New World
  1492
• Spain explored, conquered and settled parts of
  Central and South America over next 200 years
• Portugal claimed Brazil
• Both Spanish and Portuguese conquered natives and
  tried to use them as slaves before importing
  Africans to work in mines and in plantations
• Central and South American countries fought for
  independence from Portugal and Spain like
  Americans did against Great Britain.

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• Spain loses Mexico early 1800s
• Spain loses last colony in New World (Puerto
  Rico) 1898
• Latin America refers to those countries whose
  inhabitants speak mostly languages based on
  Latin Spanish and Portuguese.
• US is not because English is Germanic.
• French, English, Dutch and hundreds of native
  languages are also spoken in Central and South
  America and the Caribbean.

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Literacy Rate and Standard of Living

• A literate person is one who can read and write.
  Literacy is a major factor in whether a person is
  able to get a job and be successful in the
  workplace.
• The countries of Latin America have improved the
  literacy rate of their people. On average, 89
  percent of the people are literate. That leaves
  an illiteracy rate of 11 percent.
• The standard of living (the economic level
  achieved by a person, family, or country) is
  often lower in countries where the illiteracy
  rate is high.

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• Some cultures believed it more important for
  boys to have an education than girls. This is
  shown in the fact that 12 percent of girls are
  illiterate while only 9 percent of boys are
  illiterate. The goal of most governments is 100
  percent.
• Many communities cannot afford to pay for
  teachers and schools. Without the basic skills,
  workers are stuck in low paying jobs.
• The standard of living remains low for these
  families because their education level remains
  low. If you cant read, you cant learn. If you
  can learn you can improve your skills and get a
  better job that pays a better salary.
• Low literacy rate low standard of living

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Wrap-Up

• What are the major groups of people called that
  have descended from the European explorers?
• What groups have these peoples descended from?
• Who was the first person to reach the New World
  and what country did he sail from?

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Geographic Understandings of Latin America and
the Caribbean

• Review and Human Culture of Latin America

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Warm-Up

• As a result of blending of cultures, descendents
  of Africans and Europeans are known as what
  nationality throughout Latin America and the
  Caribbean?
• 2. What blended culture today descended from
  Europeans and Native Americans?
• 3. What empire was the first to claim the New
  World thus resulting in a heavily influenced
  culture today?

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Todays Standard

• SS6G4 The student will describe the cultural
  characteristics of people who live in Latin
  America and the Caribbean.
• a. Describe the results of blending of ethnic
  groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• b. Explain why Latin America is a region based on
  the languages of Portuguese and Spanish.
• c. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the
  standard of living.

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Warm-Up! Answer Only!

• In what country is oil pollution an environmental
  concern and why?
• Which country that we have discussed is communist
  and why do they have difficulty supporting the
  well being of their citizens?
• What are the two major ethnic groups we have
  discussed present in Latin America and the
  Caribbean today?

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REVIEW FOR TEST!

• Map of Latin America
• Environmental Concerns Notes
• Venezuela and Mexico notes
• Brazil and Cuba notes
• Blending Cultures notes
• Literacy Rate notes
• Lets practice a few questions!

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Human Culture of Latin America Video

• Write at least 10 sentences describing the human
  geography of Latin America.
• Think about
• Language
• Religion
• Food
• Living conditions
• School
• Beliefs

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Review

• What two languages have provided the foundations
  for language in Latin America and the Caribbean?
• Who is Mexicos biggest trading partner?
• What religion is most practiced in this region
  and how has it evolved?

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Wrap-up

• Do you have any questions about the test tomorrow?