1. A MAGNIFICENT BLEND!
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2. STANDARD
The student will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean
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3. Learning Target
I can describe the results of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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4. 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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5. Language is the major factor that links together all the countries of the area and makes it a culture region.
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6. Because most of the countries in Latin America were conquered by Spain, the Spanish language is the most-spoken language of the region.
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7. Since Portugal claimed Brazil, Brazilians speak the Portuguese language.
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9. After Spanish settlers moved into Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, ethnic groups began to blend.
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11. Spanish people married American Indians.
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12. Their offspring were called mestizos, or people of mixed European and Indian ancestry.
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13. Soon, black slaves from Africa were brought to Latin America.
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15. When they married Europeans, their offspring were known as mulattoes, or people of mixed black and European descent.
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16. The major religion in Latin America is Catholicism—again, brought by the European settlers.
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17. Many of the customs in the region reflect a mixture of ancient Indian and European traditions.
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18. MATCH THE CAUSE TO THE EFFECT
____1. Spain and Portugal observe Catholic religion.
____2. Countries conquered by Spain.
____3. Same language in many countries.
____4. Europeans marry black Africans.
____5. Europeans marry American Indians. d a
a. culture region
b. mulattoes
c. Spanish language
d. Latin America is predominantly Catholic
e. mestizos c b e
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19. GO READ AND PROSPER!
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20. Have you ever heard a country referred to as “developed” or “developing”?
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21. The development of a country refers to its economic health.
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23. A developed country has good public services like clean water, electricity and transportation.
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24. Its citizens have good educations, are healthy, and earn good salaries.
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25. A developing country usually has poor public services, few good jobs, poor healthcare, and largely uneducated workforce.
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26. One factor that has a huge effect on a country’s economic health is the literacy rate.
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27. Developing countries typically have low literacy rates, which greatly affects its citizens’ standard of living.
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28. A developed country has a good standard of living.
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29. A developing country often has a poor standard of living.
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30. IF YOU CAN READ, YOU CAN LEARN!
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31. If you can learn, you can improve your work skills, and get a better job that pays a better salary.
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32. If you have a better salary, you can improve your standard of living.
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33. 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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34. Educated and skilled workers are an important factor in a country’s economic growth.
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35. Uruguay Haiti Haiti Read & write
Which nation has the highest literacy rate on the chart?_______________________
Which nation has the lowest literacy rate on the chart? _______________________
Which nation probably has the lowest standard of living? _____________________
4. A low literacy rate means that many people in that country cannot __________________
Haiti
Haiti
Read & write
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