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LATIN AMERICA. Introduction SS6G1: The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean. Where is Latin America?. Find Mexico on a World Map. …and move southward. Latin America = Mexico & Central America, The Caribbean and South America.
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LATIN AMERICA Introduction SS6G1: The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean
Where is Latin America? • Find Mexico on a World Map... …and move southward
Latin America = Mexico & Central America, The Caribbean and South America
Let’s meet the countries of Latin America (Mexico & Central America) Many Goofy Elephants Can Play Before Halloween Night Belize Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Guatemala El Salvador Costa Rica Panama
Let’s meet the countries of Latin America (Caribbean Islands) Big Cuban Jack Hates Domino’s Pizza Bahamas Cuba Jamaica Haiti Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Hey, Puerto Rico isn’t a country!
Let’s meet the countries of Latin America (South America) Very Good Salty Fries Venezuela Cool Eddie Puts Chili Away Guyana Suriname Colombia French Guiana Ecuador Peru Bratty Boys Pass Underwear Chile Argentina Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay p.s. French Guiana is a territory of France, not a country
WHY is it called Latin America? And Spanish just about everywhere else!!! Portuguese is spoken in Brazil • Latin is a language • The two widely spoken languages are Latin-based www.skokienet.org/ festival/cultures.html