LATIN AMERICAN INTRODUCTION Lesson #1

What Latin America is NOT: One continent One language One nation Completely at peace Click – 5 min intro.

What Latin America IS: Three distinct regions Full of “Americans” The 2 main languages are “Latin” based Just to the south of USA Includes the most wealthy man in the world Includes the poorest people in the world Includes the prettiest tropical islands and resorts in the world Where more drugs come from than anywhere else

Things to know Most: Gets its name from languages Three Sections Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages) Three Sections Central America South America Caribbean Islands

Things to know Most: Gets its name from languages Three Sections Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages) Three Sections Central America South America Caribbean Islands Mostly poor Low education Drug and leadership issues Stretches from Mexico to Cape Horn

Caribbean Sea

SOUTH AMERICA Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean

Amazon Rain Forest It’s the Amazon Rain Forest, with more different species of life than anywhere else in the world.

It’s the Amazon River Teeming with life Some of it REAL dangerous Some of it kinda dangerous

It’s the Andes Mountains The “backbone” of South American

It’s the Yucatan Peninsula Loaded with Mayan Ruins And some awesome resorts

Description of Latin America As you’re watching this video, describe three facts you noticed. Such as “Lat. America has…” On the back of this packet, Complete questions on p. 443 (3,4 and 6) Click – Latin Amer intro.

p. 443, #3 3. Answers is located on p. 441 a. The two sub regions are Middle America and South America b. Middle America includes Central America and the Caribbean Island nations

p. 443, #4 4. Answer a is located on p. 441. B is on 442. The two major landforms in Latin America are the Mountains and the Highlands The mountains have created barriers to the movement of people, causing different cultures to develop on either side

p. 443, #6 6. Answer is found starting on p. 439