Latin America

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Bell ringerWhat topic do you feel you need to
review the most for tomorrows test? What are
you going to do to prepare yourself?

• Take out a pencil
• Place everything (besides your pencil) under your
  desk

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Label the Following Countries in Latin
America Mexico, Panama, Cuba, Peru, The
Atacama Desert Amazon Rainforest Andes
Mountains Location of the civilizations
Incan Mayan Aztec
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Label the Following Countries of Latin
America Mexico, Panama, Cuba, Peru The
Atacama Desert Amazon Rainforest Andes
Mountains Location of the civilizations
Incan Mayan Aztec
Mayan Aztec
Panama
Incan
Amazon Rainforest
Andes Mountains
Peru
The Atacama Desert
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Exploration of Latin America
Empires
Explorers
Warfare/Weapons
Aztecs
Battle
Montezuma
Armor
Mexico
Spain
Gold, trading materials, land
Native allies
Conquer (win)
Andes Mountains, Peru
Disease / sickness
Defeat
Kings
Small pox
Explain the relationships between the words in
each individual column. Analyze the connection
between all three columns to answer the
questions Why did Spain want to explore new
lands? What contributed to European success
in warfare?
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Francisco Pizarro and Hernando Cortes were
explorers from Spain. They traveled to Latin
America to claim land and discover new things
such as gold and trading materials. In South
America, Pissarro fought the Incas and their
king, Atahualpa. In Mexico, Cortes battled the
Aztec king Montezuma. The Spanish explorers had
new weapons such as the cannon, armor and horses.
In addition, they brought diseases such as small
pox that killed many natives. Because of their
weapons of war and native allies who fought with
them in battle, the explorers won new lands and
claimed Peru and Mexico for the country of Spain.
Cortez
Montezuma
Pissarro
Atahualpa
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Latin America Human Characteristics
Language
Religion
Work
Ethnicity
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Latin America Human Characteristics
Work
Language
Ethnicity
Religion
Far________ Quinoa Oranges
Native A______
Inde______ Native
Animals
Sp_________
Mul_________ African European
Fis________
Mes_________ Native European
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Latin America Human Characteristics
Language
Religion
Work
Ethnicity
Farming Potatoes Coffee Oranges
Bananas Quinoa
French Haiti Guiana
Portuguese Brazil Portugal
Native American
Indegena Native
Livestock Llama Alpacas
Spanish
Mullato African European
Fishing Anchovies
Mestizo Native European
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Using your vocabulary sheet, identify and
summarize in writing a human characteristic of
Latin America.
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Identify and summarize the human characteristics
of Latin America.
The countries of Latin America have a variety of
language groups and ethnicities, but are united
by a common religion. Within the countries the
people may speak French, Portuguese or Spanish.
The variety of languages is due to the settling
of people groups when explorers were sent into
the new world. In Brazil they speak Portuguese
because explorers from the country of Portugal
settled there. Not only are there language
groups, but ethnicity varies as well. In Latin
America you will find Indigenous (natives),
Mullatos (African European) and Meztizo
(native European) groups. The one factor that
joins all the languages and people groups
together is their religion, which is primarily
Roman Catholic.
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Cuba and Communism
Fidel Castro
Exiles from Cuba
Fidel Castro is the leader of ________. He
changed _______ government from a Dictatorship
to __________.   The Soviet Union supported
Cuba's revolution by giving them
_______________________________.   Castro took
over the government of Dictator Batista.   Define
Communism ______________________________________
___________________________.   Castro built
schools to teach people how to read write and
teach communist ideas.   An exile is a person
who____________________________________________.  
Exiles hope to find _____________________________
___________________.   Many Cuban Exiles went to
___________________.  
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Cuba and Communism
Fidel Castro
Exiles from Cuba
Fidel Castro is the leader of Cuba, he changed
Cubas government from a Dictatorship to
Communism.   The Soviet Union supported Cuba's
revolution by giving them money and
supplies.   Castro took over the government of
Dictator Batista.   Define Communism a type of
government where large businesses and land is
owned by the government. Communism limits
people's freedoms, including opportunity for
jobs, education and travel.   Castro built
schools to teach people how to read write and
teach communist ideas.   An exile is a person who
leaves their own country for another country
primarily because of political problems.   Exiles
hope to find freedoms, a way to earn more money
for food, clothes and medicine to treat
illnesses.   Many Cuban Exiles went to Miami,
Florida.
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Read the newspaper headline below
Women, baby and child rescued from the waters of
the Rio Grande River
Describe how an immigrant might feel after
reading the above headline.
I think an immigrant might feel .because
....
Feelings Word Bank Frightened
Scared Concerned Wondering Worry(ied)
Sad Happy Thankful Surprised Quiet Stunned Sho
cked Hopeful Think(ing)
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Panama Canal
Why should United States control Panama
Canal? Why should Panama control Panama
Canal?
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Panama Canal The following are possible
responses, you may have an alternate response
that is not listed and could still be correct!
Discuss why United States should control Panama
Canal Paid for the construction United States
workers were the laborers Discuss why Panama
should control Panama Canal They live next to
the canal They use the canal