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MAGNIFICE
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BLEND!
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STANDARD
The student will describe
the cultural characteristics
of people who live in Latin
America and the Caribbean
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Essential
Question
How has the blending of
ethnic groups impacted
the people and the culture
of Latin America?
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Take out a sheet of paper
and answer the following
questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is colonization?
What is slave trade?
What does mestizo mean?
What does mulatto mean?
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The people and cultures of
Latin America are an
interesting blend of the
native groups in the region
and influences of the
countries that established
colonies there.
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Language is the major
factor that links
together all the
countries of the area
and makes it a culture
region.
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What is the major
link between the
Latin American
countries?
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Because most of the
countries in Latin
America were conquered
by Spain, the Spanish
language is the mostspoken language of the
region.
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Since Portugal
claimed Brazil,
Brazilians speak the
Portuguese
language.
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What country
conquered Brazil?
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After Spanish settlers
moved into Mexico,
Central America, South
America and the
Caribbean, ethnic
groups began to blend.
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Spanish people
married American
Indians.
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Their offspring were
called mestizos, or
people of mixed
European and
Indian ancestry.
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Soon, black slaves
from Africa were
brought to Latin
America.
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When they married
Europeans, their
offspring were known
as mulattoes, or people
of mixed black and
European descent.
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What is the difference
between mulattoes and
mestizos?
What is the major religion of
Latin America? Explain.
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The major religion in
Latin America is
Catholicism—again,
brought by the
European settlers.
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Many of the customs in
the region reflect a
mixture of ancient
Indian and European
traditions.
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MATCH THE CAUSE TO THE EFFECT
d
____1.
Spain and Portugal observe Catholic religion.
a
____2.
Countries conquered by Spain.
a. culture region
b. mulattoes
c
____3.
Same language in many countries.
b
____4.
Europeans marry black Africans.
c. Spanish language
d. Latin America is predominantly
Catholic
e. mestizos
e
____5.
Europeans marry American Indians.
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GO READ
AND
PROSPER!
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Have you ever heard
a country referred to
as “developed” or
“developing”?
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The development
of a country refers
to its economic
health.
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http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/Third-World.html
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A developed country
has good public
services like clean
water, electricity and
transportation.
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Its citizens have
good educations,
are healthy, and
earn good salaries.
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A developing country
usually has poor public
services, few good
jobs, poor healthcare,
and largely uneducated
workforce.
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One factor that has a
huge effect on a
country’s economic
health is the literacy
rate.
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Developing countries
typically have low
literacy rates, which
greatly affects its
citizens’ standard of
living.
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A developed
country has a good
standard of living.
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A developing
country often has
a poor standard of
living.
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IF YOU CAN READ,
YOU CAN LEARN!
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If you can learn, you
can improve your
work skills, and get a
better job that pays a
better salary.
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If you have a better
salary, you can
improve your
standard of living.
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A country that improves
the literacy rate among
its citizens will improve
the standard of living
within that country and
improve its economy.
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Educated and skilled
workers are an
important factor in a
country’s economic
growth.
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Uruguay
1. Which nation has the highest literacy rate on the chart?_______________________
Haiti
1. Which nation has the lowest literacy rate on the chart? _______________________
Haiti
1. Which nation probably has the lowest standard of living? _____________________
4. A low literacy rate means that many people in that country cannot
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On the same sheet of
paper as your other
questions, answer these
questions again.
1.
2.
3.
4.
What is colonization?
What is slave trade?
What does mestizo mean?
What does mulatto mean?
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