Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________
Pd: ________
Latin America Country Project
Due Date: ______________
Students will research a country in Latin America (Middle America,
Caribbean, or South America). See page 11 in text book for an image.
Part I: Latin America Project Worksheet
Part 2: Project (100 pts)
Choose a project below for your Latin American country research.
1. Narrated Scrapbook with VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/
Students will create a narrated scrapbook of a Latin America country by
combining photos and their own voice with VoiceThread to make it interactive.
Students will need to set up an account with VoiceThread before they begin. An
email address is required to set up an account.
2. Survival Guide
Students will create a survival guide for people who want the adventure of
parachuting out of a plane and landing in a unique climatic and geographic
region of Latin America. You may use
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/ to
create your brochure or create one by hand.
3. Travel Brochure
Pretend you are a tour guide for the Latin American country you chose. Create a
brochure that you can give to your group that you are taking on the tour. You
may use
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/ to
create your brochure or create one by hand.
Part 3: Assessment (100 pts)
Choose an assessment to present your Latin American country to the class.
1. Slide show
2. Google tour
3. Animoto movie
Name:
Date:
Pd:
Latin America Project Worksheet
Instructions: Fill this worksheet out using the resources provided and other websites that
provide you with correct information. Your answers should be left in blue in order for the
teacher to give your group credit!
*COUNTRY: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Relative location: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Population: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Language: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Currency: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Type of Government: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Major Economies: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Brief History: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Natural Features: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Cultural elements: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*Foods and Dishes: LIST YOUR ANSWER HERE
*List 3 major cities that are found in this country:
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*What are some things tourists should be careful about? (1 PARAGRAPH)
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*List 5 things to do while visiting this country:
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City it is located in or
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Narrated Scrapbook with VoiceThread
1. Create an account on voicethread.com using a valid email
address which you can access.
2. Use the information you found on South America Project
Worksheet and additional resources if you need to (but be sure to
cite all new sources!).
3. Items that need to be in your scrapbook:
□ Title slide: Your full name, name of country, and an image (such as the
required map).
□ 2 photographs with narration: These photos could be a tour you took, an
animal you liked, or scenery from the Latin America country you chose.
□ Famous person: On your VoiceThread, explain who the famous person is
and why is he/she famous.
□ Historical event from your country:
What the historical event is? When
did it happen? Why it is important, and what effect did it have on the country?
□ Facts about the Latin American country: relative location, population (size
and ethnic origins), languages spoken, currency, type of government, major
economies/resources, brief history, natural features, cultural elements (such
as foods, dishes, music, regalia, religion), and 3 major cities found in this
country. Use 3 to 5 slides.
□ An outline map of your country.
□ Works Cited page: list citations of resources used and create it as you
are researching. You must have at least one citation, which you actually
used, from each of the following resources:
o 1 World Book Online: http://worldbookonline.com/student
o 1 Cultural Grams: http://online.culturegrams.com/
o 1 CIA Fact: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/ec.html
o 1 Wiki Voyage: http://en.wikivoyage.org
o 1 Book from the library
Survival Guide
You are a survival expert with your own TV show on Discovery Channel
or NatGeo. Your task is to create a brochure with information about how to
survive in one of the three regions of Latin America we have been studying:
the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, or South America. Of course,
within any given country, you may have to decide what climate region your
brochure will cover, as all three of these regions have a variety of climates. Imagine you are
writing to someone who will parachute out of an airplane with limited supplies. You may use
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/ to create your
brochure or you may create it by hand.
 Create a cover with a title, illustration, and your full name.
 Have at least three panels including the cover in your brochure. Title each section.
 Write a complete and accurate description of the region including…
o
climate
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natural vegetation
o
landforms
o
bodies of water
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population (density, culture, language, etc.)
***Each topic needs to have at least
three items of information about it
to be considered for full credit.***
 Include a list of the necessary clothing appropriate for the climate.
 Include a helpful list of findable, edible foods available in the region and tips to locating
potable (drinkable) water.
 Include a list of other items needed to survive. Think about what the dangers could be,
weather? animals? travel?. What would the person want to either have on him/her
before jumping out of the plane or what would be essential to find once on the ground.
 Include a map of your country. The map needs to include the following: the capital city
(with an identifiable symbol), major cities, major bodies of water, and major land forms.
 Name and describe the major land features.
 Identify the size of the land area.
 Draw or use cited, appropriate illustrations, with captions, for each of the sections.
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Include a Works Cited page. List citations of resources used and create it as you are
researching. You must have at least one citation, which you actually used, from each
of the following resources:
o
o
o
o
o
1 World Book Online: http://worldbookonline.com/student
1 Cultural Grams: http://online.culturegrams.com/
1 CIA Fact: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/ec.html
1 Wiki Voyage: http://en.wikivoyage.org
1 Book from the library
Travel Brochure
Pretend you are a tour guide for the Latin American country you chose.
Create a brochure that you can give to your group that you are taking on
the tour. You may create your brochure or create it by hand or use
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/.
□ Describe three must see places. Include pictures and captions.
□ Provide the following background knowledge for the educated tourist:
GOVERNMENT
Country’s name.
Capital’s name. (Include this on the geography map.)
Country flag drawn – neat, straight lines, and in correct colors or cut and paste an
image. Describe the significance or meaning of the flag’s design or symbols. (This can
go on the cover.)
Type of government. (Include this in the History section.)
HISTORY
Was there an empire (Aztec, Inca, or Maya) that ruled this region?
What European country colonized it? And when?
When and how did it win independence? Or is it still a territory or possession?
CULTURE
What is the size of the population?
Who are the indigenous peoples?
Who are the other ancestors of the population? (ex. slaves from Africa, colonizers from
Spain) Or, what are the major ethnic groups?
What are the official languages and other dominate languages spoken?
GEOGRAPHY
Include a map image or draw the country’s outline. The map need to include the
following: the capital city (with an identifiable symbol), major cities, major bodies of
water, and major land forms.
Name and describe the major land features.
Identify the size of the land area.
ECONOMY
Name the monetary currency. (Ex. The currency in the United States is the dollar.
Coins are called cents.) State what the current exchange rate is with the dollar.
(include picture or drawing)
Describe the country’s natural resources. (include picture)
Describe the country’s leading exports or main economic activity. (include picture)
□ Include a Works Cited page.
List citations of resources used and create it as you are
researching. You must have at least one citation, which you actually used, from each of
the following resources:

1 World Book Online: http://worldbookonline.com/student

1 Cultural Grams: http://online.culturegrams.com/

1 CIA Fact: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/ec.html
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1 Wiki Voyage: http://en.wikivoyage.org
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1 Book from the library