Mrs. Jordan
Geography
Unit 3 LATIN AMERICA – Chapters 9-11 Objectives
Chapter 9 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA: FROM THE ANDES TO THE AMAZON
9.1: LANDFORMS AND RESOURCES - Use pages 365-372 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. Andes Mountains
2. llanos
3. cerrado
4. pampas
5. Gaucho
6. Rio Grande
7. Orinoco River
8. Amazon River
9. Parana River
10. Bahamas
11. Greater Antilles
12. Lesser Antilles
13. List the minerals found in abundance in Latin America.
a. How would assess the region’s mineral resource wealth (ex: rich, rich in only
few minerals, poor, etc…)?
14. In which two Latin American countries has oil been a very important resource?
Review 9.1: On page 373 of your book you will find the Section Assessment. Complete each of the five questions:
- Tap the circle next to the letter of the answer you think is correct.
- The circle next to the answer and the “check answer” box will turn blue.
- Tap on the “check answer” box
- the circle will turn green if you answer the question correctly and you can hit the “clear answer” box at the bottom and hit the arrow key at the bottom of the box to proceed to the next question.
- the circle will turn red if you answer the question incorrectly and you can hit the “try again” box at the bottom to answer the question again until you get the correct answer. Then hit the arrow key at the bottom of the box to proceed to the next question
- Record the correct answers to the review questions in the space providedhere.
9.1 Review Question answers:
- 2.3.4.5.
9.3: HUMAN –ENVIRONMENT INTERARCTION - Use pages 384-389 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. slash and burn
2. terraced farming
3. urbanization
a. Identify the 3 most urbanized countries in Latin America.
b. What percentage of the population of these countries lives in urban areas?
c. What factors have motivated people to move to urban areas?
4. push factors
5. pull factors
6. What is the most populous city in Latin America?
a. List some examples of common problems facing contemporary Latin
American cities.
7. infrastructure
8. How has tourism benefitted the countries of Latin America?
a. In what ways has tourism created issues/problems in Latin American
countries?
9.3 Review Question answers:
1. 2.3.4.5.
Chapter 10 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA: A BLENDING OF CULTURES
10.1: MEXICO - Use pages 398-404 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. Aztecs
2. Tenochtitlán
3. Hernando Cortes
4. haciendas
5. When did Mexico achieve its independence from Spain?
6. Porfirio Diaz
7. How did the 1917 constitution attempt to change Mexico?
8. Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
9. Why was the election of 2000 significant?
10. mestizos
11. What two main economic challenges does Mexico continue to struggle with?
12. maquiladoras
13. NAFTA
14. What major safety challenge does Mexico face?
15. How have Mexican immigrants (to the U.S.) contributed to Mexico’s economy?
10.1 Review Question answers:
1. 2.3.4.5.
10.2: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - Use pages 407-416 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. isthmus
2. Maya
3. Which European power ruled over Central America from the 15th through 19th
centuries?
4. United Provinces of Central America
5. Taino
6. How did the European’s desire to grow sugar in the Caribbean influence the islands’
ethnic makeup?
7. Use the chart on page 411 to answer the questions below:
a. Which European country had the most colonies in the Caribbean?
b. In the colonies of which European countries was the Catholic religion
dominant?
8. Toussaint L’Ouverture
9. How did the Spanish change the physical and cultural landscape of Central America?
10. How did colonialism contribute to the poverty of so many people in the Caribbean
today?
11. Panama Canal
12. How do population patterns in Central America and the Caribbean differ, and why?
13. How has the tourism industry helped to create jobs in the Caribbean?
10.2 Review Question answers:
1. 2.3.4.5.
10.3: SPANISH-SPEAKING SOUTH AMERICA - Use pages 423-431 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. Francisco Pizarro
2. Inca empire
3. Quechua
4. Simon Bolivar
5. Jose de San Martin
6. Why has geography contributed to the failure of various countries to unify
or work together for common goals?
7. oligarchy
8. authoritarian rule
9. cultural mosaic
10. What are the economies of most South American countries based upon?
11. Identify one:
a. economic advantage of the region
b. economic disadvantage of the region
12. What factors account for Chile’s economic success?
13. Use the chart on page 429 to answer the questions below:
a. What is Mercosur?
b. Summarize its goals.
c. What characteristics do members of Mercosur share in terms of location?
14. How do rates of education and literacy in Spanish-speaking South America compare
to the rest of Latin America?
10.3 Review Question answers:
1. 2.3.4.5.
Chapter 11 –TODAY’S ISSUES – LATIN AMERICA
11.1: RAIN FOREST RESOURCES - Use pages 455-459 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. Why is the rainforest an important global resource?
2. biodiversity
3. How many acres of rainforest were being destroyed worldwide each year by the end
of the 20th century?
a. Why was this the case?
4. How has deforestation contributed to global warming?
5. debt-for-nature swap
11.1 Review Question answers:
1. 2.3.4.5.
11.2: GIVING CITIZENS A VOICE - Use pages 464-468 of your textbook, or online sources to define the terms and answer the questions below.
1. oligarchy
2. junta
3. caudillo
4. What is the goal of political reform?
5. Why do political and economic instability usually go hand in hand?
6. land reform
11.2 Review Question answers:
1. 2.3.4.5.
Mexico Country Profile Information: Access “CIA Factbook” using the link from the class webpage. Use the scroll down menu entitled “Select a Country or Location” and click on Mexico (countries are listed in alphabetical order). Click on the tabs for the categories indicated below and fill in the information indicated:
Geography::Mexico
Size (area in square kilometers):
Size (world rank):
Climate:
Terrain:
Natural Resources (list first 3):
Current Environmental Issues (summarize):
People and Society::Mexico
List the three major ethnic groups and indicate what percentage of the population each accounts for:
Identify the major language spoken and indicate what percentage of the population speaks it:
Indicate the most practiced religion and what percentage of the people identify as belonging to it:
Identify the most current population estimate for the country:
Where does the country rank in terms of population compared to the rest of the world?
What is the median age?
What is the net migration rate?
What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?
What is the life expectancy at birth?
Where does the country rank in terms of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of the world?
What is the country’s literacy rate?
Government::Mexico
Government type:
Capital:
Suffrage:
Economy::Mexico
Read the “overview” section and respond to the following:
1. What type of economy does Mexico have? Describe.
2. Summarize the current economic challenges Mexico faces.
GDP:
Where does Mexico rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP?
GDP per capita:
Where does Mexico rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP per capita?
Labor Force by occupation:
Agriculture –
Industry –
Services –
Unemployment Rate:
Population Below Poverty Line:
Export Commodities (list top 3):
Export Partners:
Import Partners:
Communications:: Mexico
Where does Mexico rank in the world for:
(Telephones) Mobile Cellular Usage -
Internet Users –
Military:: Mexico
What percentage of Mexico’s GDP do military expenditures account for?
Where does Mexico rank in the world for military expenditures?
Transnational Issues:: Mexico
Summarize the major issues Mexico has with the U.S. and its Central American neighbors based on your reading of the information in this section.