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Latin America

GLobal Studies 8

Mr. Schiebel

Latin America:Mapping Lab

ChileVenezuelaBahamasArgentinaBrazilCuba

Costa RicaBoliviaMexicoPeruPuerto RicoPanama

GuatemalaNicaraguaEcuadorJamaicaHondurasColombia

What do you know about Latin America?

Introduction to Latin America Video Facts:1.

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The Physical Geography of Mexico and Central America

Latin America Introduction and Mapping LabUse Geography Alive Latin America maps (p.564-569), Introducing the Region (p.132-139), or other stated resources to answer the questions below.

Use your personal THEMATIC MAPS to answer questions 1 – 4.(You have the maps for questions 1-4, if you are missing them go to the class website to print new ones.)

1 List the five languages spoken in Latin America. Circle the most common.

2 What is the name of the only communist country?

3 What is the dominant religion practiced in Latin America?

4 What can be said about the economic development of Latin American countries?

PHYSICAL FEATURES

5 What is Latin America’s most populated city north of the Equator?

6 What water feature is located at 15N,75W?

7 What are the most common land uses inMexico?

8 In which two Latin American countries are rainforests NOT found?

9 Define and draw a picture of an isthmus. 10 The Caribbean is made up of at least ___________ islands. Many of these islands were created by what?

Other islands of the Caribbean were created by?

11 What two oceans can be seen from Panama’s highest peaks?

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12 The Amazon River is the _____ longest river in the world but carries ___________________ water than any other river in the world.

13 What landform feature is located at 20N,90W? Draw it in the space below.

14 Name six countries that the Andes Mountains runs through.1.

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15 Through how many climate zones would you travel on a trip throughout Chile?

16 From which Latin American countries might the U.S. import petroleum resources?

17 What conclusion(s) can you draw about population in Brazil as you compare the population density, physical features, and climate maps?

18 As we have learned thus far, Latin America is very diverse. It contains the ___________________________ which is one of the World’s driest, the highest water fall which is called _________________________________, and Lake _________________________________________ which is the world’s highest.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

19 What three Latin American countries contain some kind of trade and manufacturing?

What does this tell us about Latin America?

20 What are the two dominant economic activities in Latin America?

POPULATION

21 Draw a map of Central America’s population distribution.

22 Describe the general population distribution of South America.

23 What are indigenous religions? 24 What percentage of Latin Americans live in urban areas today?