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LATIN AMERICA
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Country Profile
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POLITICAL FEATURES:
population, major cities, type & structure of government, national leader(s)
ECONOMIC FEATURES:
natural resources, infrastructure data, industries, agricultural products, tourism,
GDP, per capita income, technology, imports/exports, trade relations with and
investment by the U.S.
CULTURAL FEATURES:
ethnicities, religion, education, art, music, dress, food
RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
trade agreements, military alliances, drug interdiction activities, etc.
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PROFILE RUBRIC
CONTENT
100 POINTS TOTAL
80 pts.
POLITICAL FEATURES
ECONOMIC FEATURES
CULTURAL FEATURES
20 pts.
20 pts.
20 pts.
RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES
20 pts.
APPEARANCE & ORGANIZATION
10 pts.
PICTURES, MAP, & OTHER GRAPHICS
10 pts.
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RESOURCES
THE WORLD FACTBOOK (CIA)
U.S. Deparment of State (A-Z Listing of Countries)
Resource Links
Bureau of Consular Affairs
The United Nations
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Just the Facts (U.S. Defense and Security Assistance in Latin America)
Geographia: Latin American Destinations
LatinWorld: Latin America Information
Internet Resources for Latin America
CentralAmerica.com
National Geographic: South America
Latin American Network Information Center
Caribbean Islands
Caribbean (Wikipedia)
South America (Wikipedia)
Central America (Wikipedia)
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
GUYANA
PARAGUAY
PERU
SURINAME
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
BAHAMAS
BELIZE
COSTA RICA
CUBA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HAITI
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
MEXICO
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
(LESSER ANTILLES)
BARBADOS
DOMINICA
GRANADA
SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
SAINT LUCIA
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
SAINT VINCENT & THE
GRENADINES