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1 December 2016

Bellwork
Today you will need: binder, pencil/pen, Cultural Approach
chart
In your comp notebook:
1 December 2016
Objectives: Students will...
a. Examine the human characteristics of Latin
America, including language, religion, population,
political, and economic systems
Christmas Trivia: Who are the two people that Mrs. Claus
asks to make it snow in Southtown in The Year Without a
Santa Claus?

Bellwork
Snow Miser and Heat Miser

Latin America - Political

1820s - Spanish colonies gain independence
1959 - Fidel Castro leads communist
revolution in Cuba
COMMUNIST STATE = government that
controls the economy and society (strictly)

Latin America - Political

1820s - Spanish colonies gain independence
1959 - Fidel Castro leads communist
revolution in Cuba
COMMUNIST STATE = government that
controls the economy and society (strictly)
1990s - democracy spread to many countries
Early 2000s - changes in leadership in many
countries
2016 - Fidel Castro dies

Latin America - Religious

Roman Catholicism - spread widely by Spainish and
Portuguese during colonial times; still most widely
practiced religion
- Protestantism spread in more modern times
- Smaller populations practice Islam, Buddhism,
Hinduism, and Judaism, particularly in cities

Latin America - Intellectual

Language
Spanish = most widely used language in Latin America
Portuguese - spoken in Brazil

Latin America - Intellectual

Language
Spanish = most widely used language in Latin America
Portuguese - spoken in Brazil
Native American languages in small populations
PIDGIN LANGUAGE = combination of parts of
different languages
- Example: Creole - mix of French and African
languages spoken in Haiti

Latin America - Economic

Mexico (3 economic regions)
- North - dry grasslands - cattle herding by vaqueros
(cowboys)
- Central - farming, manufacturing / factories (cars,
electronics, clothing, etc)
- South - subsistence farming (growing your own
food), bananas, sugarcane

Latin America - Economic

Mexico (3 economic regions)
- North - dry grasslands - cattle herding by vaqueros
(cowboys)
- Central - farming, manufacturing / factories (cars,
electronics, clothing, etc)
- South - subsistence farming (growing your own
food), bananas, sugarcane
Cuba - COMMAND ECONOMY = government
decides how resources are used, what goods are made,
what services are offered

Latin America - Economic

Brazil
- Food crops - coffee, oranges, cassava
- Mining - iron, bauxite (used in aluminum), tin, gold,
silver, diamonds

Latin America - Economic

Brazil
- Food crops - coffee, oranges, cassava
- Mining - iron, bauxite (used in aluminum), tin, gold,
silver, diamonds

Deforestation - mining, farming, and logging have

contributed to the destruction of the rainforest

Latin American - Social

Family - very important
- Traditionally with father at the head of the family
- Relatives tend to live close to each other

Sports - Soccer is the most popular sport

- Caribbean - cricket is popular

Latin American - Social

Holidays
Carnival - Brazil - Tuesday before Lent starts; famous
for parades, dancing, costumes
Dia de los Muertos - Mexico - honors family members
who have passed.

Latin American - Aesthetics

Carnival - costumes and dancing

Latin American - Aesthetics

Carnival - costumes and dancing
Feasting - part of Latin American celebrations
- Corn, beans, rice, fish, beef

Latin American - Aesthetics

Carnival - costumes and dancing
Feasting - part of Latin American celebrations
- Corn, beans, rice, fish, beef
Fine Arts - Diego Rivera - Mexican mural artist
recalling Mayan and Aztec art

Latin American - Aesthetics

Carnival - costumes and dancing
Feasting - part of Latin American celebrations
- Corn, beans, rice, fish, beef
Fine Arts - Diego Rivera - Mexican mural artist
recalling Mayan and Aztec art
Writers
- Tend to comment on political and social conflicts
- Magical realism originated in Latin America

Latin American - Aesthetics

Carnival - costumes and dancing
Feasting - part of Latin American celebrations
- Corn, beans, rice, fish, beef
Fine Arts - Diego Rivera - Mexican mural artist
recalling Mayan and Aztec art
Writers
- Tend to comment on political and social conflicts
- Magical realism originated in Latin America
Music - Cuban and Brazilian music influenced jazz

End of Class
1 December 2016
Objectives: Students will...
a. Examine the human characteristics of Latin
America, including language, religion, population,
political, and economic systems
Homework: Work on the short answer section of your study
guide. Come tomorrow with questions!
Announcements: South America Unit Test - Tuesday, 6
December 2016
Study guide due to the day of the test!