Cultural geography: Mexico

Cultural Geography of Mexico Essential Questions: How has cultural geography influenced the people in Latin America? Learning Target: IWBAT analyze how the culture of Mexico is unique. Formative Assessment(s): Name five important landforms in Latin America. Explain why these landforms are important.

bellwork Write down anything you know about Mexico. Hero point if you can tell me the capital. Hero point if you can tell me either of the empires who were there before the Europeans

Mexican Fun Fact Mexico introduced chocolate, corn, and chilies to the world. Mexican children do not receive presents on Christmas Day. They receive gifts on January 6, the day on which Mexicans celebrate the arrival of the Three Wise Men. The Chihuahua is the world’s smallest dog and is named for a Mexican state

classwork Using page 192, label the map of Central America with the following 8 countries: Mexico Guatemala Belize El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Shade these countries in purple Continued on next page!

classwork Using page 192, label the map of the Caribbean with the following 4 countries: Cuba Haiti Dominican Republic Jamaica Shade these countries in red Continued on next page!

classwork Bogota, Colombia Brasilia, Brazil Quito, Ecuador Using page 192, label the map of South America with the following 13 countries and their capitals: Bogota, Colombia Brasilia, Brazil Quito, Ecuador Cayenne, French Guiana Lima, Peru Paramaribo, Suriname Sucre, Bolivia Georgetown, Guyana Santiago, Chile Caracas, Venezuela Buenos Aires, Argentina Shade these countries in green Montevideo, Uruguay Continued on next page! Asuncion, Paraguay

Mexican Fun Facts Mexico’s flag is made up three vertical stripes. The left green stripe stands for hope, the middle white stripe represents purity, and the right red stripe represents the blood of those who died fighting for Mexico's independence. The picture of an eagle eating a snake is based on an Aztec legend In the fourteenth century, a group of Aztecs (or Mexicas) settled in Mexico when they saw an eagle (representing the sun) standing on a cactus (a symbol of the heart) clutching a snake (a symbol of the earth)

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Fun Fact South America is the largest producer of coffee, with Brazil and Columbia especially dominating the trade.

Formative Assessment Name five important landforms in Latin America. Explain why these landforms are important.