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DISCOVER MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA! Mexico and Central America are located in North America and this area is a tropical connection between North and South America. Central America consists of 7 countries and Mexico is one country. This area of North America is made of a variety of landforms and plays an important geographic role in the history of the Western Hemisphere. You have been hired as a cartographer to chart the landforms and regions of Mexico and Central America. (Remember, a cartographer is a person who makes maps!) Be sure that you create a visually attractive and creative representation of the landforms and regions of Mexico and South America. Use the guidelines below to direct your project. Your map must include: BASIC PARTS OF A MAP • A title • A compass rose (with all 8 directions labeled) • A legend/key that shows the symbolic representation for each landform, river, region, etc. MAJOR LANDFORMS AND LANDMARKS You must research and identify the following landforms and landmarks of Mexico and Central America. The locations below should be drawn on your map AND coded in your legend or key. In addition, you must provide a sentence or two description of each location on the activity sheet. This worksheet will be individually graded. • • • • • • • • • • • • Baja California Central Plateau of Mexico Sierra Madres Oriental Sierra Madres Occidental Yucatan Peninsula Isthmus of Panama Caribbean Sea Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Rainforest of Belize Volcano Orizaba in Mexico Rio Grande River COUNTRIES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA The names of all 8 countries should be neatly written on your map. Use your packet and/or websites as a reference. RESOURCES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA You need to identify 10 major resources of this region. This may include crops the region grows, natural resources the produce, or products that the region mines, sells, etc. CONNECTION TO SCIENCE Finally, you are responsible for researching and describing 5 animals that are unique to Mexico and Central America. Include a drawing and/or picture of the five animals you choose and a description of each, including in which region(s) you will find their habitats. These should be neatly incorporated into your map. Your DISCOVER MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA! project is due on: ______________________ HELPFUL WEBSITES: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/middle-‐school-‐social-‐studies-‐lessons/104592-‐ landforms-‐of-‐mexico-‐and-‐central-‐america-‐for-‐middle-‐schoolers/ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/camerica.htm
