Instructions: • Work with group and fill out the following table about the countries in Latin America. • Each member should work in at least two countries. • Then answer the following guide questions individually to be collated by your leader. • Submit your output in the google classroom by group. • Guide Questions: • What are your thoughts about the data you gathered? • Do you believe that ASEAN integration will lead us to the kind of desirable future we envision? Why or Why not? Country Capital Population Current President / Leader Interesting Facts about globalization North America Mexico Central America South America Caribbean Costa Rica Argentina Cuba El Salvador Bolivia Dominican Republic Guatemala Brazil Puerto Rico Honduras Chile Nicaragua Columbia Panama Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay Venezuela Coastal Regions Some Countries Overview Central Asia Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Important in the Silk Road trade, the historical economic and cultural exchange between Rome and China East Asia China, Hongkong, Japan, Macau, Cradle of ancient civilizations, such as the Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Chinese and Japanese civilizations as well Taiwan as the Mongol Empire South Asia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal High population density, cradle of the Indian Civilization Southeast Asia Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Lester, Vietnam Found in the Asia Pacific Ring of Fire: historically the goal destination of the European expeditions for its spices Western Asia (Middle East) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Many are arid desert regions but serve as gateways and routers to major bodies of water in the world.