Students learn about the geography and peoples of Latin America and the ways in which The varied one’s environment shapes one’s life. Mini-Q Options: The DBQ Project geographic regions in Latin America provide great opportunities to The Maya: What was their most remarkable accomplishment? understand the influence on culture. While the countries are diverse, The Aztecs: Should historians emphasize agriculture or human sacrifice? most have the following features in common: a strong Spanish or Latin American Independence: Why did the Creoles lead the fight? Portuguese influence on language and culture, a blend of Native American, Africa, and European heritages, a mostly tropical or Project ideas: plan a trip to Latin America, learn about study abroad options in Latin subtropical climate, and the largest zone of tropical world’s America, create a scrapbook page of travel in Latin America (use travel magazines), rainforest. create a travel show Content Specific Vocabulary and Skills Basic knowledge of: Heartland AEA Resources geographic regions of Latin America: Mexico, Central Am., South Am., Learn 360: Caribbean, mountains, altitude, rainforests, islands, desert, archipelago, NetTrekker *timeline information: peninsula, isthmus, ancient civilizations including: Aztecs, Incas, and Newsela: Mayan; successes/failures of the civilizations, Britannica Online: CultureGrams: Identify physical features such as: Faces Magazine: Amazon, Rio Grande, Andes Mtns, Yucatan, Atacama Desert, Panama Canal, Gulf of Mexico, Scales
Students learn about the geography and peoples of Latin America and the ways in which one’s environment shapes one’s life. The varied geographic regions in Latin America provide great opportunities to understand the influence on culture. While the countries are diverse, most have the following features in common: a strong Spanish or Portuguese influence on language and culture, a blend of Native American, Africa, and European heritages, a mostly tropical or subtropical climate, and the world’s largest zone of tropical rainforest. Content Specific Vocabulary and Skills Basic knowledge of: geographic regions of Latin America: Mexico, Central Am., South Am., Caribbean, mountains, altitude, rainforests, islands, desert, archipelago, peninsula, isthmus, ancient civilizations including: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayan; successes/failures of the civilizations, Identify physical features such as: Amazon, Rio Grande, Andes Mtns, Yucatan, Atacama Desert, Panama Canal, Gulf of Mexico, Mini-Q Options: The DBQ Project The Maya: What was their most remarkable accomplishment? The Aztecs: Should historians emphasize agriculture or human sacrifice? Latin American Independence: Why did the Creoles lead the fight? Project ideas: plan a trip to Latin America, learn about study abroad options in Latin America, create a scrapbook page of travel in Latin America (use travel magazines), create a travel show Heartland AEA Resources Learn 360: NetTrekker *timeline information: Newsela: Britannica Online: CultureGrams: Faces Magazine: Scales
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