Tapp Apps Latin America Country Project

• Argentina• Bolivia• Brazil• Chile• Colombia• Cuba• Haiti• Mexico• Panama• Venezuela

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/

Your country’s name hereSS6G1 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 ofMexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, andAtacama 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?

Natural Resources

• List important natural resources • Name 5 major exports• How is your environment affected by the demand for your resources?

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.

Environmental concerns con’t.

Brief history of your country

• Create a timeline (include 10 major events)

• Paragraph about one important event (wars? Independence? Struggles?)

Ethnic Groups & language

• Major ethnic groups that make up your population?• Official & unofficial languages spoken

GovernmentForm of leadership?

Role of citizens participation in government?

(Pictures of leader(s), capital building, flag,…)

Literacy Rate & Standard of Living• Use maps/charts

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?