Vocabulary
HEI
What is the largest country in Latin America?
Brazil
What language do the majority of most people speak in Latin America?
Spanish
Provinces & Territories
Who is on the $1 bill?
George Washington
A group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment in which they live.
Ecosystem
This country borders the United States to the Southwest.
Mexico
What religion do the majority of people practice in Latin America?
The majority of people there are Catholic (Roman Catholicism).
What form fo government does the United States have?
Who lives in a trash can on ‘Sesame Street’?
Oscar
A continent where the population is largest at the coast and lowest in the interior.
Hollow Continent
This large country in the southern part of South America includes the Pampas (ecosystem ideal for herding and livestock).
Argentina
Why is Latin America considered a hollow continent?
Few people live on the interior of the continent (Amazon Rainforest). The majority of people live along the coast where the conditions are more suitable.
Why did countries like the United States send workers down to Latin America to help with the construction of the Panama Canal?
The Canal benefits all trade throughout the world by making global transportation quicker and safer.
In the nursery rhyme, ‘Jack and Jill’, what do Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?
A pail of water
The level of available income, goods, and services in each place.
Standard of Living
This country is a large island in the Caribbean, just south of Florida.
Cuba
The Pampas and Llanos region (ecosystem) are suitable for what type of occupation?
Herding livestock/ranching
Why do you think the Amazon Rainforest is getting smaller?
HEI - The growth and development of the area (cities, roads, houses, farmland, businesses)
Where did the Olympic Games first begin?
Greece
An economy that produces a variety of goods and services, not just one or two.
Diversified Economy
This country gets its name from how close it is to the most famous latitude line in the world.
Ecuador
What 3 ethnic groups have blended their cultures together to make the unique culture of Latin American today?
1) Indigenous/Native people
2) African Americans
3) Europeans
Name 20 countries within Latin America
Answers may vary
In the movies Polar Express, what does it say on Billy's ticket?
Depend on, rely on, count on...