Warm-up 1.Canada’s leader of the government is called what? 2.Most of Canada's population is near the US border because why? 3.Most of Canada's minerals.

Warm-up1. Canada’s leader of the government is called

what?2. Most of Canada's population is near the US

border because why? 3. Most of Canada's minerals are found where?4. Canada is a bilingual country what are there

two official languages? 5. In what province do some want to form there

own country separate from Canada?

EQWhat physical features of Latin America do I need to

know?

Table of Contents 9. Warm-up 1/14

10. Latin America Notes11. Latin America Map

Agenda Items Study Island Topics1. Latin America

Geography2. European 20th

century

Brain Gym

Latin America Jingle Pacific Ocean Mexico Serra Madre MountainsThe Gulf of Mexico is where the hurricanes flowPanama has the canal Columbia VenezuelaCuba Haiti share the Caribbean Sea The Atacama Desert Andes Mountains and BoliviaThe Amazon River runs across northern Brazil And if you are on a boat and flowing down the riverYou will go the Atlantic where the Amazon ends

Perceptions of Latin America 1. When you think of Latin America, what

perceptions come to mind? Using the categories below, record your perceptions about the region of Latin America. (You only need to write one or two words in each category.)

2. Then, go around the room and ask your classmates their perceptions for each category.

Latin America is divided into three regions:

• Mexico and Central America• Caribbean• South America

Mexico and Central America• 2,500 miles (about as wide as the US)• mountains dominate the region

– part of a huge system that extends from Canada, through the US, and all the way to the tip of South America

• central plateau in Mexico– lies between Sierra Madre mountains and makes up more than half

the country’s area

• Central America is an Isthmus.– isthmus = a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins

two larger bodies of water– many volcanoes in Central America, as a result, their soil is fertile and

many people farm lands

Mexican Plateau

Gulf of Mexico

• bordered by the US to the north, five Mexican states to the south, and Cuba to the east

Sierra Madre Mountains

• mountain system in Mexico• three major chains: the Sierra Madre

Occidental in the west, the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, and the Sierra Madre del Sur, which extends along the southern coast– The Sierra Madre range contains some of the

highest mountains and volcanoes in Mexico.

Sierra Madre Mountains

Mexico and Central America

Teach……. Ok…….1. 1’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

2. Switch 3. 2’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

Panama Canal

• canal across the isthmus of Panama in Central America– allows vessels to travel between the Pacific and Atlantic

oceans• handles a large volume of world shipping and enables

vessels to avoid traveling around South America, reducing their voyages by thousands of miles and many days. – consists of artificially created lakes, channels, and a series

of locks, or water-filled chambers, that raise and lower ships through the mountainous terrain of central Panama

Panama Canal

Caribbean

• small islands are made of coral– skeletons of tiny sea animals, rock-like substance

• larger islands are tops of underwater mountains – examples: Cuba, Jamaica

Caribbean Sea

• partially enclosed on the north and east by the islands of the West Indies, and bounded on the south by South America and Panama, and on the west by Central America

• a major trade route for Latin American countries

• a popular resort area—noted for its mild tropical climate and beautiful waters

Caribbean Sea

Teach……. Ok…….1. 1’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

2. Switch 3. 2’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

South America• Andes Mountains—4,500 miles along west

coast– They rise at some points to 20,000 feet—same

height as twenty 100 story buildings stacked on top of each other

– 2nd largest mountains; Himalayas are the 1st • highlands east of the Andes• Amazon River Basin—contains the largest

tropical rain forest (Amazon Rain Forest) in the world; covers 1/3 of the continent

Andes

Amazon Rain Forest

South America

• Atacama Desert (Chile)—one of the driest places on earth; very little rainfall– between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes

Mountains

Atacama Desert

South America—Water

• rivers serve as natural highways where it’s hard to build roads– provide food and hydroelectric power

• Amazon River—2nd largest river in the world (1st--Nile River)– 4,000 miles from Peru across to Atlantic Ocean– contains 20% of all fresh water in the world

Amazon River—view from space

Teach……. Ok…….1. 1’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

2. Switch 3. 2’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

Which body of water is nearest number 3?

A. Rio de PlatoB. Atlantic OceanC. Caribbean SeaD. Pacific Ocean

Rio de Plato

Atlantic O

cean

Caribbean Sea

Pacific O

cean

0% 0%0%0%

Which body of water is nearest number 9?

A. Pacific OceanB. Atlantic OceanC. Gulf of MexicoD. Artic Ocean

Pacific O

cean

Atlantic O

cean

Gulf of M

exico

Artic O

cean

25% 25%25%25%

Which number is nearest the Sierra Madre Mountains?

A. 9B. 5C. 10D. 8

9 5 10 8

25% 25%25%25%

Which number is nearest the Caribbean Sea?

A. 10B. 3C. 4D. 11

10 3 4 11

25% 25%25%25%

Which river is located nearest number 8?

A. AmazonB. NileC. MississippiD. Salado

Amazon

Nile

Miss

issippi

Salado

25% 25%25%25%

Participant LeadersPoints Participant Points Participant

Target Time 1. What is the 2nd longest river in the world? 2. What mountain range can be found in

Mexico?3. What mountain range can be found on the

western coast of South America?4. What desert is found between the Andes and

the Pacific Ocean? 5. The leader of Canada's government is called

what?

Agenda Items Latin America Map Test on FridayStudy Island Topics1. Latin America Geography2. European 20th century

EQWhen you think of Latin

America, what perceptions come to mind?

What are characteristics of the major physical features in Latin

America?

Brain Gym

Latin America Gestures

Teach……. Ok…….1. 1’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

2. Switch 3. 2’s explain the information you

learned today to your elbow partner

Part One: Use a pen to label the following nine countries on the map:ChileBrazilColombiaCubaHaitiMexicoPanamaVenezuelaPeru Next, use a marker to outline the political border of each country.

_Part Two: Use a pen to label the following eight physical features on the map:Amazon RiverCaribbean SeaGulf of MexicoPacific OceanPanama CanalAndes MountainsSierra Madre MountainsAtacama Desert 1. Color the Pacific Ocean, Amazon River, and the Gulf of Mexico DARK BLUE.2. Color the Caribbean Sea LIGHT BLUE (or TEAL).3. Draw a RED box where the Panama Canal is located.4. Draw triangle symbols around the Andes Mountains and color them GREEN.5. Draw triangle symbols around the Sierra Madre Mountains and color them YELLOW.6. Color the Atacama Desert BROWN.

Political and Physical Features of Latin America

Which body of water is nearest number 3?

A. Rio de PlatoB. Atlantic OceanC. Caribbean SeaD. Pacific Ocean

Rio de Plato

Atlantic O

cean

Caribbean Sea

Pacific O

cean

0% 0%0%0%

Which body of water is nearest number 9?

A. Pacific OceanB. Atlantic OceanC. Gulf of MexicoD. Artic Ocean

Pacific O

cean

Atlantic O

cean

Gulf of M

exico

Artic O

cean

25% 25%25%25%

Which number is nearest the Sierra Madre Mountains?

A. 9B. 5C. 10D. 8

9 5 10 8

25% 25%25%25%

Which number is nearest the Caribbean Sea?

A. 10B. 3C. 4D. 11

10 3 4 11

25% 25%25%25%

Which river is located nearest number 8?

A. AmazonB. NileC. MississippiD. Salado

Amazon

Nile

Miss

issippi

Salado

25% 25%25%25%

Participant LeadersPoints Participant Points Participant

What number corresponds to Brazil?

A. 9B. 8C. 5D. 7

9 8 5 7

25% 25%25%25%

What country corresponds to number 5?

A. ArgentinaB. VenezuelaC. ColumbiaD. Cuba

Argentina

Venezuela

ColumbiaCuba

25% 25%25%25%

What country corresponds to number Venezuela?

A. 5B. 9C. 4D. 8

5 9 4 8

25% 25%25%25%

What country corresponds to number Bolivia?

A. 13B. 10C. 11D. 8

13 10 11 8

25% 25%25%25%

Participant LeadersPoints Participant Points Participant

What country corresponds to number Mexico?

A. 13B. 10C. 11D. 8

13 10 11 8

25% 25%25%25%

What country corresponds to number Cuba?

A. 2B. 10C. 4D. 14

2 10 4 14

25% 25%25%25%

What country corresponds to number 4?

A. HattieB. MexicoC. CubaD. Panama

Hattie

Mexic

oCuba

Panama

25% 25%25%25%

What country corresponds to number 3?

A. HattieB. MexicoC. CubaD. Panama

Hattie

Mexic

oCuba

Panama

25% 25%25%25%

What percentage of your current points would you like to wager on the next question?

A. 0%B. 25%C. 50%D. 75%E. 100%

What country corresponds to number 3?

A. Gulf of MexicoB. Caribbean SeaC. Serra MadreD. Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of M

exico

Caribbean Sea

Serra M

adre

Atlantic O

cean

25% 25%25%25%

Create-A-Plate

There is a new Latin American restaurant in our town! The restaurant owner is planning to serve yummy foods, like Caribbean Chimichangas and the Atacama Spicy Stew. Even though he has an awesome menu lined up, he has one small problem…he doesn’t have any plates on which to serve the food! The owner needs your help in designing plates that could be used in his restaurant. He wants you to create a plate that includes the important physical features of Latin America: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Panama Canal, Amazon River, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, & the Atacama Desert. Feel free to add any additional illustrations to your plate design—the more Latin American-inspired, the better! The plate should be colorful, informative, and creative.