Time Frame: 3 weeks
In this unit, students will:
Locate countries and physical features of Latin America.
Explain conflict and change in Latin America.
Standards:
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, 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 Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Panama.
a. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
b. Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.
c. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution and describe the current relationship between Cuba and the United States.
d. Explain the impact of poverty, the war on drugs, and migration to the United States on Latin America.