1. Location, Climate, & Natural Resources

2. Latin American Mascots!
Create a mascot to represent one of the following countries: Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and Venezuela.
Create an illustration of your country’s mascot.
Write at least 3 reasons why the mascot represents your country.

3. Juan the Taco!
Most people live in the center of Mexico; most of the filling of the taco is in the center.
The yellow shell of the taco represents the sun in Mexico.
Help me think of another!

4. Juan the Taco continued …
One of our students suggested that a taco has many different ingredients. These different ingredients represent the different ethnic groups in Mexico.
Ethnic groups:
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% evidence taken from