PPT-Chapter 10 Human Geography of Latin America: A Blending of Cultures

Latin Americas native civilizations and varied landscapes resources and colonial influences have left the region with a diverse cultural mix Section 1 Mexico Section 2 Central America and the Caribbean. Juan Carlos Moreno . Brid. . Deputy. Director . ECLAC - . Mexico. . . JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY,. New Delhi, . January. 2012. Global growth has slowed sharply after the recovery from the crisis. Revolutions in Europe & Latin America. Section 3. Revolts in Latin America. Revolts in Latin America. Ideas of freedom, liberty, and equality were spreading to Latin America. From Mexico to the tip of South American, revolutionary movements arose to overthrow the reigning European powers. By 1825, most of Latin America was freed form colonial rule.. Blending of cultures creates a new identity, which can be stronger as a collective group and much more stable, why do these assimilations increase solidarity? . Definitions. European Union – A union of 28 different countries located in Europe.. Chapter 20. Latin American Background. Peoples of Latin America. Peninsulares. - . Spanish-born whites (highest class). Creole. - colonial-born whites (minority). Mestizo. - mixed European and Indigenous descent (majority) . B.A. in Spanish & Global Studies. Minors in Geography & . latin. . american. studies. Jenna . Tantillo. E-Portfolio. Table of Contents. Professional Goals/Resume. Relevant Coursework. Cross-Cultural Experience. Cold War Period. TODAY’s OBJECTIVES:. Explain the political context in Latin America after WWII . Explain . how the Cold War affected . Latin America. Following . WWII – the political grouping into three “worlds”:. Nation Building in Latin America. Bellringer. Objective. Students will understand the nationalist revolts, including the major figures, that occurred in Latin America in the 1800s.. Vocab. Creoles. : a person of European descent born in Latin America and living there permanently.. Language and Religion. SS6H2b: Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America. Imagine arriving in a new country and having no way of communicating with the people living there. How would you feel? What kind of strategies would you develop until one of the groups learns the other language? . In Latin America, most of the countries are quite ____.. They are what we would called ____ nations because they are still mainly agricultural based and do not have a great deal of money per person, or ____ income.. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. APHUG | BHS | Ms. Justice. Mumbai, India. Key . Question 1.5. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. . What are geographic concepts, and how are they used in answering geographic questions?. SS6G4 A-B-C. 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, . APHUG | BHS | Ms. Justice. Mumbai, India. Key Questions: Chapter 1. 1.1 What is human geography? . 1.2 What are geographic questions?. 1.3 Why do geographers use maps, and . . what do maps tell us?. Geography of Latin America SS6G1ab 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,