Latin AmericaLatin AmericaRegional Boundaries Regional Boundaries

StandardsStandards

• SS6G1 The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean.

• a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert.

• b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.

Essential QuestionEssential Question

What is Latin America?

What is Latin America?What is Latin America?

A Region - an area that shares

common characteristics

Latin America is ….Latin America is ….

• Not a land region…. continent

• Not a political region….country

• IT IS A CULTURE REGION….

Where in the World is Latin Where in the World is Latin America?America?

Latin AmericaLatin Americain the worldin the world Label

Latin America

and Color Your Map

• Languages of Latin America: Spanish and Portugese

Why is Latin America called Latin Why is Latin America called Latin America?America?

Latin America is so named Latin America is so named because…..because…..

• The region was ruled for hundreds of years by the Spanish and Portuguese (European Countries)

• They brought with them the languages they spoke

• Those languages are based on the same language – LATIN – which was originally spoken in Europe

Defining Latin AmericaDefining Latin America

• Term “Latin America” originally used by Frenchgeographers to differentiate between Anglo andRomance (Latin based) languages.• Latin America has further been divided bylanguage and location– Spanish and Portuguese speaking portions of

Central and South America in the Latin America Region

– The French, Dutch, and English speaking parts of Central and South America in the Caribbean Region

Latin America’s Main PartsLatin America’s Main Parts

• Latin America is Made up of 4 parts:– Mexico– Central America– Caribbean– South America

MexicoMexico

Central Central AmericaAmerica

Caribbean Caribbean (West Indies)(West Indies)

South South AmericaAmerica

Latin Latin AmericaAmerica

KEY

MEXICO

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

SOUTH AMERICA

CENTRAL AMERICA

Review Land Regions andReview Land Regions andWater BodiesWater Bodies Mexico

Caribbean

South America

Central America

Boundaries of Latin AmericaBoundaries of Latin AmericaOn the West…The western boundary of Latin America is defined by the Pacific Ocean. There are few islands in the eastern Pacific. The major ones controlled by Latin American countries are the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) and Easter Island (Chile).

Pacific Ocean

Boundaries of Latin AmericaBoundaries of Latin AmericaOn the South…

The southern border of Latin America is Cape Horn, (actually the island of Hornos). Latin American countries claim Antarctica as well, but since 1959 claims for this region have been suspended by the Antarctic Treaty.

Boundaries of Latin AmericaBoundaries of Latin America

On the East…The eastern border of Latin America is marked by a string of British possessions in the Atlantic. These include the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena, andAscension.

Atlantic

Boundaries of Latin AmericaBoundaries of Latin AmericaOn the North…Many of the islands in the Caribbean have become non Spanish or Portuguese in culture. The Bahamas to the north of Cuba are now independent and English speaking. For the purpose of this course everything south of the United States is considered to be Latin America.

Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea

Gulf of Gulf of MexicoMexico

Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina

BP OIL SPILL

Latin Latin AmericaAmerica

KEY

MEXICO

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

SOUTH AMERICA

CENTRAL AMERICA

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Defining the Geographic RegionsDefining the Geographic Regions

• Complete the fill in the blank

• Color map and create key

• Label the water bodies

• Fill in the blanks to explain your map.

Locating Countries of Locating Countries of Latin AmericaLatin America

• Use the clues given in the story to label several countries of Latin America.

• Color only those countries labeled.

• Analyze the map and answer the questions.

Mexico

Panama

Unit 3 Atlas ActivityUnit 3 Atlas Activity

Directions: Review in text pages 142-149.

Analyze the maps, and charts and graphs and write a fact learned from each page. – 8 total

1.

Unit 3 Atlas ActivityUnit 3 Atlas Activity

Directions: Review in text pages 142-149.

•Copy the following questions. Use the maps, charts and graphs from your reading assignment to answer. ----OR----

•Analyze the maps, and charts and graphs and write a fact learned from each page. – 8 total

1.