Next week students will begin the unit on Latin America identifying political and phusical features of the region, and determine how location impacts the development of Latin American countries.
Standards:
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 in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.
SS6G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, natural resources, and population distribution on Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect where people live and how they live. b. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Brazil and Cuba affect where people live and how they trade.
Enduring Understanding/Element
LOCATION: The student will understand that location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development
What are the major physical features of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map?
What are the major countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map?
How do the factors of climate, access to water, and natural resources affect where Latin America and the Caribbean choose to live and work?
Why is this region known as Latin America?
Resources
chapter_1_ss6g1_physical_featrues_of_latin_america_and_caribbean.pdfFile Size: 1145 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
chapter_3_ss6g3_location_climate_population_natural_resources_of_latin_america_and_caribbean.pdfFile Size: 823 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
crct_package_for_latin_america.pdfFile Size: 632 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
Geography Games:
South and Central America Tutorial. Level 1
Tutorial Level 1
South and Central America Tutorial. Level 2.
Tutorial Level 2
The Caribbean Tutorial: Learn about the islands. Level 1.
Tutorial Level 1
The Caribbean Tutorial, Level 2:
Tutorial Level 2
Standards:
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 in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.
SS6G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, natural resources, and population distribution on Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect where people live and how they live. b. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Brazil and Cuba affect where people live and how they trade.
Enduring Understanding/Element
LOCATION: The student will understand that location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development
What are the major physical features of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map?
What are the major countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and where are they located on a map?
How do the factors of climate, access to water, and natural resources affect where Latin America and the Caribbean choose to live and work?
Why is this region known as Latin America?
Resources
chapter_1_ss6g1_physical_featrues_of_latin_america_and_caribbean.pdfFile Size: 1145 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
chapter_3_ss6g3_location_climate_population_natural_resources_of_latin_america_and_caribbean.pdfFile Size: 823 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
crct_package_for_latin_america.pdfFile Size: 632 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
Geography Games:
South and Central America Tutorial. Level 1
Tutorial Level 1
South and Central America Tutorial. Level 2.
Tutorial Level 2
The Caribbean Tutorial: Learn about the islands. Level 1.
Tutorial Level 1
The Caribbean Tutorial, Level 2:
Tutorial Level 2