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LATIN AMERICA. Country Profile Project. Country Profile. YOUR PROFILE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:. POLITICAL FEATURES: population, major cities, type & structure of government, national leader(s) ECONOMIC FEATURES:
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LATIN AMERICA • Country Profile Project
Country Profile YOUR PROFILE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: • POLITICAL FEATURES: • population, major cities, type & structure of government, national leader(s) • ECONOMIC FEATURES: • natural resources, infrastructure data, industries, agricultural products, tourism, GDP, per capita income, technology, imports/exports, trade relations with and investment by the U.S. • CULTURAL FEATURES: • ethnicities, religion, education, art, music, dress, food • RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES • trade agreements, military alliances, drug interdiction activities, etc. SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR RUBRIC
Country Profile PROFILE RUBRIC 100 POINTS TOTAL • CONTENT 80 pts. • POLITICAL FEATURES 20 pts. • ECONOMIC FEATURES 20 pts. • CULTURAL FEATURES 20 pts. • RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES 20 pts. • APPEARANCE & ORGANIZATION 10 pts. • PICTURES, MAP, & OTHER GRAPHICS 10 pts. SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR RESOURCES
Resource Links • THE WORLD FACTBOOK (CIA) • U.S. Deparment of State (A-Z Listing of Countries) • Bureau of Consular Affairs • The United Nations • Office of the United States Trade Representative • Just the Facts (U.S. Defense and Security Assistance in Latin America) • Geographia: Latin American Destinations • LatinWorld: Latin America Information • Internet Resources for Latin America • CentralAmerica.com • National Geographic: South America • Latin American Network Information Center • Caribbean Islands • Caribbean (Wikipedia) • South America (Wikipedia) • Central America (Wikipedia)
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES BAHAMAS BELIZE COSTA RICA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HAITI HONDURAS JAMAICA MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA ECUADOR GUYANA PARAGUAY PERU SURINAME URUGUAY VENEZUELA (LESSER ANTILLES) BARBADOS DOMINICA GRANADA SAINT KITTS & NEVIS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO SAINT LUCIA ANTIGUA & BARBUDA SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES