Why is Portland/Hillsboro where it is ? Student Teacher Name Warm Up: Unit 2 Day 1 Where is Hillsboro? Hillsboro is ____________ in relation to_________. It is also _______________of ____________________. Why is Portland/Hillsboro where it is ? Portland is where it is because __________. 3. What are the consequences of Portland/Hillsboro being where it is? Due to Portland/Hillsboro being where it is there is ______________________________________.

Agenda Warm-up Agenda Quick Intro to new unit 5 themes of geography notes Break Video: GUNS, GERMS, and STEEL MAP OF LATIN AMERICA

Native American (Indigenous) European African What types of cultures exist in Latin America? (and where did they come from?) Native American (Indigenous) European African We think of the United States as a “melting pot” of different cultures. The same is true, perhaps even more so, of Latin American cultures Most Mexicans descended from Native Americans and Spanish colonizers Most people from the Caribbean are descended from Native Americans, Spanish and Portuguese colonizers, and African slaves.

5 themes of Geography 1. LOCATION Where a place is located

5 themes of Geography 2. Place What's it like there? Geographers describe a place by two kinds of characteristics; physical and human. What is a physical characteristic of Hillsboro? What is a human characteristic of Hillsboro?

5 themes of Geography 2. Place What's it like there? Geographers describe a place by two kinds of characteristics; physical and human. What is a physical characteristic of Hillsboro? What is a human characteristic of Hillsboro?

Environment Interaction 5 themes of Geography 3. Human/ Environment Interaction What is the relationship between humans and their environment? Humans depend on the environment Humans modify the environment: Humans adapt to the environment:

5 themes of Geography 4. Movement How and why are places connected with one another? Our world is in constant motion, constantly changing. Like blood flowing through our bodies, movement brings life to a place.

5 themes of Geography 5. Regions A region is a basic unit of geographic study. It is defined as an area that has unifying characteristics.

Video: GUNS GERMS AND STEEL In your table of contents entry 5, write Guns Germs and Steel. Go to that page Answering the questions in your notebook. Try to answer question with a complete sentence

NEW UNIT!!! LATIN AMERICA!!!!!!!!

Fast Facts Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world, with about 80% of its population living in cities. The Amazon sprawls across eight countries, comprises 1.4 billion acres of dense forest and is home to one in ten of all known species on earth (WWF) – as well as plenty of the unknown ones. Peru is also home to some 3.5 million alpacas – 80% of the world’s total (The Economist). The alpaca is not to be confused with the llama. Alpacas are bred for their wool, whereas the much larger llama is a beast of burden.

EQ : WHERE DOES POWER COME FROM? Unit 2: Latin America Overview: EQ : WHERE DOES POWER COME FROM? 1. Language Functions: European Conquest & the Telling of History. (Columbus + Rethinking Schools) 2. Legacy of Conquest: Mexican independence + the Social Hierarchy 3. Mexico Today: What is left? US + Latin America -Economic Subjugation of Mexico and Central America -Tension between have and have nots.

Where is Latin America?

Why do we call it “Latin” America? What is Latin? What Languages evolved from Latin? Which Latin languages are spoken in Latin America? 90% of Latin Americans speak a European language (Spanish or Portuguese) and practice a European religion (Roman Catholic)