September 14, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming in to class and quietly taking your seat,
take out your WG binder and turn to the Go
Geography! Section.
Go Geography!
 Topic: Comparing Latin America to North America
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Mapping Latin America
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Vocabulary SelfAwareness Chart
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Comparing Physical
Geography and Land Use
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 Three types of landforms: Plains, Rivers, Mountains
 Create a 3-column chart, labeled with the following
categories:
 1) Landform and Possible Jobs Offered,
 2) Jobs According to Land Cover/Land Use Maps,
 3) Jobs Offered in City/Country
 In Column 1, Predict jobs in the region
 In Column 2, Find what regions are used for by comparing
Land Cover/Elevation and Land Use Maps
 In Column 3, Choose 1 country from the landform region,
research actual main jobs/industries in each country
Closure
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 Write a statement describing the correlation between
a country’s natural resources/landforms and the
standard of living, as well as the differences between
the standard of living in developed vs. developing
countries.
Homework
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 Compile a list of what you believe could be possible
Push/Pull factors for Latin America
September 15, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming in to class and quietly taking your seat,
take out your World Geography binder and turn to
the Go Geography! Section
 Turn your homework into the Turn-In Box
Go Geography!
 Topic: Push/Pull Factors
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 What do your believe some of the push and pull factors might
be for this location?
 List the factors…
Country Comparison
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 Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Chile
 Each group gets a country
 You will be conducting research to find economic
information for each country
 Pairs will then share with people at their own table,
and table next to them, so each person will have
information on each country by the end of the lesson.
Ethnicities in Latin America
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 The inhabitants of Latin America come from a
variety of ancestries, ethnic groups and races,
making the region on of the most diverse in the
world
 The specific composition varies from country, based
on several historical factors
Comparing Ethnicities through
Country Comparison
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 We will be examining the ethnic groups of Latin America by
looking at the different histories of certain countries
 Each group will be assigned one of the following areas to
research:
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Mexico
Haiti
Brazil
Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
Argentina
Comparing Ethnicities through
Country Comparison
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 For each country you must determine the following:
1. What pre-Columbian civilizations existed in this area
(simple or complex)?
2. What country first colonized the area?
3. How did colonization impact the area?
4. Why was this region colonized?
5. How was independence gained?
6. What ethnic groups are found in the region?
7. What were migrations in the past like?
8. What are the current migration patterns (include
urbanization)?
 Record your findings on your poster
Helpful Website
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 Argentina:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=
374
 Ecuador:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=
575
 Mexico:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/usfocus/display.cfm?ID=
208
 Brazil:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=
311
 Haiti:
http://www.oas.org/atip/regional%20reports/migrationinthecari
bbean.pdf
Closure…
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Homework
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 Record ethnicity and migration information for each
of the countries studied using the information from
the posters (posters will be put on the wiki)
September 16, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming into class and quietly taking your seat,
take out your World Geography materials
 I am aware I did not upload pictures of the charts in
progress to the wiki, I will tell you what we are
going to do about that…
Finish Latin American Country
Comparisons
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Factors Influencing
Migration
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 Any human characteristics have an effect on
migration patterns in the region?
 What human characteristics had an effect on
economic activities in the regions?
 What human characteristics had an effect on
settlement patterns in the region?
Natural and Human
Processes in Latin America
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El Niño:
 the warming of waters off the west coast of S. America,
which brings about a natural change in climate every 27 years.
 Easterly winds push warm water and heavy rains
toward the America, causing mudslides and floods
there
La Niña:
 the reverse of El Niño, winds blow warmer water to the
lands on the Western Pacific Rim, causing increases in
precipitation in places like India
Natural and Human
Processes in Latin America
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 Hurricanes:
 a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean water
 Global climate change:
 the ongoing change in the global average of the Earth’s
temperature; global warming
 Earthquakes:
 a sometimes violent movement of the earth, produced
when tectonic plates grind or slip past each other at a
fault
Natural and Human
Processes in Latin America
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 Flooding: the overflowing of normally dry areas, often after
heavy rains
 Volcanoes: a vent in the earth's crust through which lava,
steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at
irregular intervals.
 Erosion: the process by which the surface of the earth is
worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves,
etc.
Natural and Human
Processes in Latin America
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 Weathering:
 the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals
on Earths surface. Water, ice, acids, salt, plants,
animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of
weathering
 Deforestation:
 clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often
resulting in damage to the quality of the land
Vocabulary Cards
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 Vocabulary word goes in the center
 Then provide a definition of the word in the
appropriate location.
 Next, complete the characteristics, effect, and
illustration sections on the card.
Definition
Vocabulary Cards
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Characteristics
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Temporary change in the climate of the
Pacific Ocean, in the region around the
equator
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Effects
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Wet winters over southeastern U.S., as
well as drought in Indonesia and Australia
Causes rainfall in normally dry areas and
extensive drought in eastern areas
Warm air rises near Peru, causing rain in
the deserts
Rise in air pressure over the Indian
Ocean, Indonesia, and Australia
Fall in air pressure over central and
eastern Pacific
Trade winds in south Pacific
weaken or head eastward
El
Niño
Sketch
Indonesia
and
Australia
Peru
Developing Land in
Latin America
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 Imagine you and your partner are going to get a
parcel of land near a prominent river in South
America…
 How would you develop the land? What type of
businesses/structures/establishments would you
build?
Developing land in
Latin America
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 Each pair will get a piece of land that is located along
a river.
 You and your partner should decide how you want
to develop the land along the river.
 Once you have planned your development, add the
structures or establishments as you see fit…
Prediction: Effects on
Each Region?
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 Did your actions or establishments add to the
pollution in the river?
Closure
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Homework…
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 Finish filling in information into your country
comparison chart
September 17, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After Quietly coming into class and taking your seat,
take out your World Geography materials…
Developing Land in
Latin America
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 Imagine you and your partner are going to get a
parcel of land near a prominent river in South
America…
 How would you develop the land? What type of
businesses/structures/establishments would you
build?
Developing land in
Latin America
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 Each pair will get a piece of land that is located along
a river.
 You and your partner should decide how you want
to develop the land along the river.
 Once you have planned your development, add the
structures or establishments as you see fit…
Prediction: Effects on
Each Region?
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 Did your actions or establishments add to the
pollution in the river?
Demographic Transition
Model
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Demographic Transition
Model
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 What is it?
 The "Demographic Transition" is a model that
describes population change over time.
 It is based on an interpretation begun in 1929 by the
American demographer Warren Thompson, of the
observed changes, or transitions, in birth and death
rates in industrialized societies over the past two
hundred years or so.
Demographic Transition
Model
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 Parts of the Model…
 What do the Axes represent?
 What do the lines represent?
 CBR and CDR?
Demographic Transition
Model
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 4 Stages of the DTM:
 Stage 1: Low growth rate, high birth rates, high
death rates, pre-industrial economy
 Stage 2: Rising growth rate, declining death rate,
high birth rate, early industrial economy
 Stage 3: High growth rate, declining death rate,
declining birth rate, advanced industrial economy
 Stage 4: Low growth rate, low birth rate, low death
rate, advanced economy
Demographic Transition
Model
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“Rule of 72” Worksheet
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Anticipation Guide on
Population Discussion
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Interpreting Population
Pyramids
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Creating a Population
Pyramid
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 Argentina or Puerto Rico