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Name any 10 of the 20 countries in
Latin America and their capitals.
VOCABULARY:
Contemptuous
Inundated
Posthumous
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Mexico – Mexico City
Guatemala – Guatemala
Belize – Belmopan
Honduras – Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua – Managua
Costa Rica – San Jose
Panama – Panama
Colombia – Bogotá
Venezuela – Caracas
Guyana – Georgetown
Suriname – Paramaribo
French Guiana – (Paris,
France)
Ecuador – Quito
Peru – Lima
Brazil – Brasilia
Bolivia – La Paz & Sucre**
Paraguay – Asuncion
Chile – Santiago
Argentina – Buenos Aires
Uruguay - Montevideo
**La Paz (seat of government);
Sucre (legal capital and seat
of judiciary)
Vocabulary
Contemptuous
1 a : the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises :
disdain
1 b : lack of respect or reverence for something
2 : the state of being despised
3 : willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or
legislative body
Inundated
1 : to cover with a flood : overflow
2 : Overwhelm
Posthumous
1 : born after the death of the father
2 : published after the death of the author
3 : following or occurring after death
Latin America –
A Global Perspective
Latin America begins
at the southern
border of the
United States and
stretches
southward to the
tip of the stormy
Cape horn, almost
to Antarctica.
Latin America –
A Global Perspective
The countries are
located in North,
South and Central
America.
The equator and the
Tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn
cross this region.
Latin America –
A Global Perspective
The countries are
located in North,
South and Central
Which other continent
America.
The equatorshares
and the the same
Tropics of Cancer
phenomenon?
and Capricorn
cross this region.
Latin America –
A Global Perspective
This week we will
study:
Countries and Cities
Physical Features
People and Cultures
Climate and Vegetation
Economy and
Resources
Latin America –
Countries and Cities (pg 188-189)
Which country in the region has the largest
number of large metropolitan areas?
Across which countries in South America
does the Equator pass? (Location)
In what modern country is the Yucatan
Peninsula located. (Movement)
Name two national capitals in Central
America that are on or near the seacoast.
(HEI)
Latin America –
Physical Features (pg 190-191)
Name the two mountain ranges that lie on either
side of Mexico’s central plateau. (location)
What are the four largest islands in the Caribbean
Sea? (place)
Name two other major river systems in South
America and the countries through which they flow.
(regions)
Between which two countries does the Llanos lie?
(Place)
Which highlands area is shown on the east in this
cross section? (Diagram study page 190)
Latin America –
People and Cultures (pg 192-193)
What part of South America is most
sparsely populated? (HEI)
What is the population density in central
Mexico? (place)
What areas of the Caribbean Islands have
the greatest population density?
(movement)
What Spanish influences are shown in the
photo of the Mexican city of Guadalajara on
page 192? (movement)
Latin America –
Climate and Vegetation (pg 194-195)
What group of Caribbean Islands are
closest to where Hurricanes form? (HEI)
What kind of climate and vegetation are
found on the coast of Peru and northern
Chile? (HEI)
What kinds of vegetation are found on the
Yucatan Peninsula? (place)
Where are tropical rain forests found in
Latin America outside the Amazon Basin?
(region)
Latin America –
Economy & Resources (pg 196-197)
In what countries of South America do many people
still live by raising livestock? (place)
Name three countries that have deposits of silver or
gold? (regions)
In what areas of Latin America is commercial
farming an important economic activity? (place)
Besides tourism, what other economic activities
take place in the Caribbean Islands? What islands
have mineral resources? (HEI)
What economic activities take place in the areas
settled by people of Indian ancestry? (regions)
Latin America – Homework Due
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Atlas Review – Page 197
Questions 1-6
Connecting to Today – Page 199
Questions 1-3
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