Latin America & Caribbean For Your Quiz: You need to be able to label and identify each of the countries and their capital cities, the additional cities listed (PLEASE label them on your maps!). Political Features Political Features Geography Capital Cities Countries Bogota Physical Features Mexico Cuba Lima Gulf of Mexico Bahamas La Paz Pacific Ocean Jamaica Atlantic Ocean Sucre Dominican Republic Santiago Caribbean Sea Haiti Buenos Aries Archipelago of Tierra del Fuego Puerto Rica (U.S.) Asuncion Andes Mountains Guatemala Brasilia Amazon Rainforest Belize Amazon Georgetown Honduras Caracas Amazon Basin El Salvador Brazilian Highlands Mexico City Nicaragua Havana Guiana Highlands Costa Rica Kingston Orinoco Rivers Panama San Jose Orinoco River Basin Colombia Panama City Paraguay/Parana River Venezuela Paraguay/Parana River Basin San Salvador Colombia Guatemala City Llanos (grassland region) Ecuador Belmopan Atacama Desert Peru Managua Caribbean Reef Bolivia Nassau Florida Keys Chile Copper Canyon Santo Domingo Paraguay Port-au-Prince Lake Titicaca Uruguay Straits of Magellan San Juan Argentina Brazil Other Cities Cultural Landscape Guyana Roman Catholic Churches Juarez Suriname Monterrey Megacities Slums Guadalajara Durango Town squares/plazas Brasilia Archaeological/ancient ruins and temples Sao Paulo Forts Rio de Janeiro Belo Horizonte OVERVIEW OF THE REGION (South American continent, Mexico, Brazil and Cuba) Mexico History The Olmec people, Mexico's first complex society, emerged in the southeastern part of the country around 1200 B.C. They were later followed by the Maya, the Toltec, and the Aztec peoples. Mexico's ancient societies built great cities and huge pyramids, created remarkable works of art, and even studied the stars and planets to determine when to plant crops and hold ceremonies. In the early 1500s, the Spanish arrived in Mexico. The Aztec people got sick from smallpox and other diseases that the Spanish brought with them. The Spaniards also seized and destroyed the Aztec capital, called Tenochtilán. The Spanish ruled Mexico until 1821. Government and Economy
Latin America & Caribbean For Your Quiz: You need to be able to label and identify each of the countries and their capital cities, the additional cities listed (PLEASE label them on your maps!). Political Features Countries Mexico Cuba Bahamas Jamaica Dominican Republic Haiti Puerto Rica (U.S.) Guatemala Belize Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Colombia Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Chile Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Brazil Guyana Suriname Political Features Capital Cities Bogota Lima La Paz Sucre Santiago Buenos Aries Asuncion Brasilia Georgetown Caracas Mexico City Havana Kingston San Jose Panama City San Salvador Guatemala City Belmopan Managua Nassau Santo Domingo Port-au-Prince San Juan Other Cities Juarez Monterrey Guadalajara Durango Brasilia Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Belo Horizonte Geography Physical Features Gulf of Mexico Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Archipelago of Tierra del Fuego Andes Mountains Amazon Rainforest Amazon Amazon Basin Brazilian Highlands Guiana Highlands Orinoco Rivers Orinoco River Basin Paraguay/Parana River Paraguay/Parana River Basin Llanos (grassland region) Atacama Desert Caribbean Reef Florida Keys Copper Canyon Lake Titicaca Straits of Magellan Cultural Landscape Roman Catholic Churches Megacities Slums Town squares/plazas Archaeological/ancient ruins and temples Forts OVERVIEW OF THE REGION (South American continent, Mexico, Brazil and Cuba) Mexico History The Olmec people, Mexico's first complex society, emerged in the southeastern part of the country around 1200 B.C. They were later followed by the Maya, the Toltec, and the Aztec peoples. Mexico's ancient societies built great cities and huge pyramids, created remarkable works of art, and even studied the stars and planets to determine when to plant crops and hold ceremonies. In the early 1500s, the Spanish arrived in Mexico. The Aztec people got sick from smallpox and other diseases that the Spanish brought with them. The Spaniards also seized and destroyed the Aztec capital, called Tenochtilán. The Spanish ruled Mexico until 1821. Government and Economy