1. LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, AND MORE!

2. LEARNERS 6 TH grade students who have basic understanding of geography ENVIRONMENT Quiet classroom where students can individually work on this instruction on the computer. OBJECTIVES Given a list of cities located in Latin America, students will be able to identify the correct capital of a selected Latin American country within two tries. Given a map of a country, students will be able to describe and compare major physical characteristics within one attempt.

3. Hi! My name is Pablo and I will be going on this journey through Latin America with you today! Here are a few things to keep in mind as we travel! This button will return you to the home screen. This button will take you to the next slide. This button will take you to the previous slide.

4. INTRODUCTION

5. Please select an area!

6. NICARAGUA

7.  Managua is the capital of Nicaragua. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size.

8.  Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America and has a variety of characteristics ranging from the coastline to tropical rain forest and savannahs.

9.  The highlands are much cooler because of the high elevation while the lowlands are much warmer.

11.  What is the capital city of Nicaragua? A. Buenos Aires B. Barcelona C. Managua D. León

12.  Please describe some of the land features of Nicaragua. SUBMIT

13. COSTA RICA

14.  San José is the capital of Costa Rica. It is culturally European influenced because of Spanish immigration and has no standing army.

15.  Costa Rica has a coastline to both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. There is the tropical coastal plains rising to mountains, active volcanoes, and a central plateau.

16.  Costa Rica is most known for its abundance of beautiful rain forests which are protected, consisting of a quarter of the land.

18.  What is the capital city of Costa Rica? A. San José B. San Juan C. St. Louis D. Salvador

19.  Please describe the physical characteristics of Costa Rica. SUBMIT

20. BRAZIL

21.  Brasília is the capital of Brazil. It was founded in 1960 in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location.

22.  Brazil’s physical features are not mountainous, but characterized by its highlands, plateaus, and river basins. The defining feature is the Amazon River Basin which covers more than 60% of the country (northern and western parts).

23.  These features results in most of the climate being humid tropical or subtropical.

25.  What is the capital city of Brazil? A. São Paulo B. Brasília C. Manaus D. Rio de Janeiro

26.  Please identify the most defining feature of Brazil’s physical features. SUBMIT

27. CUBA

28.  Havana is the capital of Cuba. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region!

29.  Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, making the landscape very beautiful with a lot of reefs, bays, keys, and islets.

30.  There are plenty of caves and an immense amount of flora and fauna due to the semitropical climate.

32.  What is the capital city of Cuba? A. Bogotá B. Ponce C. Caracas D. Havana

33.  Please describe the main physical characteristics of Cuba. SUBMIT

34. BOLIVIA

35.  Sucre is the capital of Bolivia. It is the official capital and its seat of justice even though La Paz has more government departments.

36.  Bolivia is a landlocked nation and has the highest average altitude. The most prominent feature is Lake Titicaca which is the highest (elevation) commercially navigable body of water in the world.

37.  It is also South America’s largest lake, and moderates the climate, making crops of maize and wheat possible.

38.  Lake Titicaca is also home to what is known as the floating islands. These islands are made and re-made from the totora reeds which provide home, sustenance and transportation for their residents.

40.  What is the capital city of Bolivia? A. Sucre B. Asunción C. La Paz D. Guadalajara

41.  Please describe the importance of Bolivia’s most prominent land feature. SUBMIT

42. CHILE

43.  Santiago is the capital of Chile. It is the largest city of Chile and is within a few hours of both the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

44.  Chile is wedged between the deepest ocean and the longest mountain chain and is straddling a tectonically unstable region. Mountains cover 80% of the country.

45.  Due to its location, Chile has suffered many earthquakes resulting in massive destruction, such as this one from 1960.

46.  The Atacama Desert is also a prominent land feature of Chile.

48.  What is the capital city of Chile? A. Puebla B. Montevideo C. Santiago D. Salamanca

49.  Please describe the physical features of Chile and how you think that affects their economy. SUBMIT

50. CORRECT

56. SORRY, TRY AGAIN Notice that some of the other cities might not even be in the country of Nicaragua!

57. SORRY, TRY AGAIN This is a Spanish speaking country, so which option can we automatically eliminate?

58. SORRY, TRY AGAIN The capital city is actually quite similar to the name of the country!

59. SORRY, TRY AGAIN Think about which countries some of the cities are in and use process of elimination!

60. SORRY, TRY AGAIN Two of these are major cities in Bolivia, so that narrows down your options!

61. SORRY, TRY AGAIN It starts with an S, but one of these cities is located in Spain!

62. Nice Work!

68. Congratulations! You have completed your journey through Latin America! I hope you had fun exploring all of these different countries and I’m glad you learned so much!