Latin America Unit
For Today
1. Latin American Poster Show
2. Thinkers test will be next Tuesday.
3. Thinkers 19-21.
Today in History Nov 7
2000 Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the
electoral vote to George W. Bush
1989 Douglas Wilder elected 1st U.S. black governor (DVa)
1983 Bomb explodes in U.S. Capitol, causing heavy
damage but no injuries
1973 New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into
little league
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt wins 4th term in office,
defeating Thomas E Dewey
1917 October Revolution (Oct 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin
seizes power
Latin America Thinkers
• 1. The Columbian Exchange occurred among
Africa, Latin America, North America, and
Europe. What is a lasting effect on Latin
America from this exchange?
• 2. What is a significant environmental
challenge to developing nations in South
America?
• 3. The use of terrace farming by the Incas is an
example of doing what to your environment?
Latin America Thinkers
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Found between 5 degrees north and 5 degrees south of the equator
• Sailors originally noticed the stillness of the rising air which was not
blowing in any direction
• Officially known as the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone
• 4. What is the list above describing?
• 5. What early 1900s construction project of the U. S. has
served as a center of urbanization, transportation, and
economic activities in Central America?
• 6. When trade winds converge in the region
• of the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone in
• Latin America, what is usually produced?
Latin America Thinkers
• 7. What does ethnocentric mean?
• 8, What is a cultural lens?
• 9. What are the 4 regions we split Latin America
into?
Latin America Thinkers
• 10. What mountain range was formed by the
converging of plates on the Western Coast of South
America?
• 11. What countries does it help to form the border
between?
• 12. Why are the majority of Argentina’s major
cities located in the Northern part of the country?
Latin America Thinkers
• 13. What does the term Meso-America mean and
what countries does it include?
• 14. What is subsistence agriculture?
• 15. What is Nationalism?
Latin America Thinkers
• 16. Murals are used for what purpose in Latin
America?
• 17. What does it mean to Nationalize a company?
• 18. What was Hispaniola?
Latin America Thinkers
• 19. What is a mestizo?
• 20. What is a Mulatto?
• 21. With the arrival of the Europeans what did the
most damage to Native Americans in the New
World? This is also a negative effect of what?
U.S. History Thinkers Unit 4
• 1. In addition to the Railroad advances in
________, ________, and _________ helped
to speed the transfer of information.
• 2. By 1890 the Literacy Rate in the United
States has risen to above ____ %.
• 3. In 1888 George Eastman introduced his
_______ camera which was preloaded with
_____ picture roll.
U.S. History Thinkers Unit 4
• 4. Between 1865 and 1895 states passed laws
requiring ____ to ____ weeks of school
attendance by students between 8 and 14.
• 5. In 1890 fewer then ____ % of African
Americans attended high school.
• 6. The prominent African-American educator
_________________ believed racism would
end once black acquired useful labor skills.
U.S. History Thinkers Unit 4
• 7. What was the court case in 1896 which
upheld the idea of separate but equal did not
violate the constitution?
• 8. What were poll taxes, literacy tests, and
grandfather clauses designed to do?
• 9. What were Jim Crow Laws?
U.S. History Thinkers Unit 4
• 10. What was debt peonage?
• 11. When was peonage declared
unconstitutional?
• 12. What is another term for mass culture and
what does it mean?
U.S. History Thinkers Unit 4
• 13. What is Imperialism?
• 14. The desire to expand the American Nation
extended from expansion into the ________
to a desire to establish _________ over seas.
• 15. Admiral _____________ helped to
convince the government that the United
States needed a strong ___________.
U.S History Assignments for Today
• You need to find a partner or two to work with. There are 31
in the class and I need 11 groups figure it out.
• We will be taking notes in groups to present to the class. Each
group will be responsible for taking a minimum of 8 key points
from your section and finding a creative way to present it to
the class. Power point, poster, Prezi, Video, act it out. It is
completely up to you and how to present but you must cover
the material in your section. We will work today and
tomorrow in class and present next Tuesday and Wednesday.
U.S History Assignments for Today
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1. America Expansionism 342-343
2. U.S. Acquires Alaska/Hawaii 344-34 5
3. Cubans Rebel against Spain 346-347
4. War Fever Escalates 347-348
5. War with Spain Erupts 348-351
6. Ruling Puerto Rico 352-353
7. Cuba and the United States 353
8. Filipinos Rebel/Foreign Influence in China 353-356
9. Impact of Territorial Gains 358
10. Teddy Roosevelt and the World 359-362
11. Woodrow Wilson’s Missionary Diplomacy 353-365
Latin America Map
• You must label all the countries with the corresponding numbers
below. You must create a key on the back or a separate sheet of
paper for the Countries color and number. You must also label the
following 4 bodies of water.
• Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,
and the Caribbean Sea.
• Caribbean Countries (6)
– 1. Cuba 2. Haiti 3. Dominican Republic 4. The Bahamas
– 5. Jamaica 6. Puerto Rico
• Central American Countries (8)
– 7. Mexico 8. Guatemala 9. Belize 10. Honduras
– 11. El Salvador 12. Nicaragua 13. Costa Rica 14. Panama
• South America (13)
– 15. Colombia 16. Venezuela 17. Guyana 18. Suriname 19. Fr. Guiana
– 20. Brazil 21. Ecuador 22. Peru 23. Bolivia 24. Paraguay 25. Chile
– 26. Argentina 27. Uruguay
Latin America Poster Show
• We will be completing a poster show for Latin
America
• Requirements for each group. (Maximum of 3 per
group)
– 8 bullet points of information over your pages. (must
be in your own words)
– 3 questions typed on my computer with answers on
separate page. (must be able to answer off your
poster.)
– Must have group number and title on the top.
– Must have at least one picture or graphic to illustrate
your topic.
Latin America Poster Show
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1. Vast Region/ Mountains and Plateaus
(193-196)
2. Lowland Plains/Water Systems/Natural
resources (196-198)
3. Climate and Vegetation (199-202)
4. Elevation and Climate (202-203)
5. Human characteristics (211-213)
6. Where Latin Americans Live (213-215)
7. Migration/Growth of Cities (216-217)
8. Passage through Panama (218-219)
9. Mayan (221)
10. Aztec (221)
11. Inca (221)
12. Empires to Nations (222-223)
13. Era of Dictatorships/Movements for
Change (224-225)
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14. Religions (226-227)
15. Arts (228-229)
16. Everyday Life (229-230)
17. Sports and Leisure (230-231)
18. Agriculture (237-238)
19. Industry (238-240)
20. Trade and
Interdependence/NAFTA/Foreign Debts (240)
21. Transportation and Communications
(240-241)
22. Managing Rain Forests (242-244)
23. Urban Environments (244-245)
24. Regional and International Issues (245246)
25. Disaster Prep/Industrial Pollution (247)
26. Brazil’s Rain Forest (248)