1. Tapp Apps Latin America Country Project Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Haiti Mexico Panama Venezuela

2. Helpful Web Sites: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/ akidslifein.html http://atlapedia.com/ http://www.countryreports.org/ http://wwwenchantedlearning.com/geography/ http://www.factmonster.com/homework/ http://nationalgeographic.com/homework/ http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/iso3166.html http://socialstudiesforkids.com/ http://kidsclick.org/

3. Your country’s name here SS6G1 The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean. a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert. b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela. Describe your country’s relative location Paste maps (political map, physical map, population density map) of your country? Why do populations chose to live in the darkened regions/areas?

4. Natural Resources List important natural resources Name 5 major exports How is your environment affected by the demand for your resources?

5. Environmental Concerns Use pictures & a description of your country’s environmental concerns. Concern? Causes? Effects? Solutions? Idea? Look for interactive maps/pictures showing before and after pictures.

6. Environmental concerns con’t.

7. Brief history of your country Create a timeline (include 10 major events) Paragraph about one important event (wars? Independence? Struggles?)

8. Ethnic Groups & language Major ethnic groups that make up your population? Official & unofficial languages spoken

9. Government Form of leadership? Role of citizens participation in government? (Pictures of leader(s), capital building, flag,…)

10. Literacy Rate & Standard of Living Use maps/charts

11. Economy Type of economic system? Most recent GDP? Average annual income per person? Main sources of income? Where do most people work/types of jobs?