Unit 4

Latin America

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 Overview

In this assignment you will be creating a sketch map of Latin

America and labeling important features on your map. Be sure to
follow instructions to be as accurate as possible. When you finish
submit an image of your map in Canvas.

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Slides with the symbol above are slides you need to take notes
over on the back of your sketch map.

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 1.
Sketch Your Map
Let’s Get Started

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 “
Our Earth is a globe
Whose surface we probe
No map can replace her
But just try to trace her.
-Steve Waterman

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 Instructions
Sketching the Map

➢ Use the handout of Latin America map handout to

complete this sketch map assignment.

➢ The image on the next slide is the map you need to

use.

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 2.
Countries
Let’s Get Started

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 Instructions
Label the Countries

➢ Label each country on your map from the list on the

next slide.

➢ You will have more to label on your map so don’t use

to much room for the country name.

➢ There is a map on the last slide of section 2 that you

may use to label the countries.

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 Countries

1. Brazil 10. Venezuela 19. Honduras

2. Uruguay 11. Guyana 20. Nicaragua
3. Argentina 12. Suriname 21. Jamaica
4. Paraguay 13. French 22. Haiti
5. Chile Guiana 23. Dominican Republic
6. Bolivia 14. Panama 24. Cuba
7. Peru 15. Costa Rica 25. Bahamas
8. Ecuador 16. El Salvador 26. Mexico
9. Colombia 17. Guatemala 27. Falkland Islands
18. Belize

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 When you
finish progress
to section 3
Cities. 12
 3.
Cities
Let’s Get Started

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 Instructions
Label the Cities

➢ Place a star where each capital city is located

➢ Place a black dot where non-capital cities are

located.

➢ Write the name of the city next to the correct star

or dot.

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 Label the Cities
Capital Cities Important Cities
1. Brasilia, Brazil 1. São Paulo, Brazil
2. Montevideo, Uruguay 2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3. Buenos Aires, Argentina
4. Sucre, Bolivia
5. Lima, Peru
6. Quito, Ecuador
7. Bogota, Colombia
8. Caracas, Venezuela
9. Asuncion, Paraguay
10. Mexico City, Mexico
11. Havana, Cuba
12. Santiago, Chile

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 When you
finish progress
to section 4
Geographic
Features. 16
 4.
Geographic Features
Let’s Get Started

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 Instructions
Label Geographic Features

➢ Use symbols to label each geographic feature on your

map.

➢ Some geographic features, such as mountain ranges,

may require more than one of the symbols you choose.

➢ Write the name next to the symbol of each geographic

features in the list on the next slide.

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 Label the Cities
1. Andes Mountains
2. Sierra Madre Mtns.
○ Occidental
○ Oriental
3. Amazon Basin (Rainforest)
4. Amazon River
5. Brazilian Highlands
6. Patagonia
7. Atlantic Ocean
8. Pacific Ocean
9. Caribbean Sea
10. Gulf of Mexico
11. Equator
12. Panama Canal

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 5.
Cultures

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 Many Latin Americans trace their roots to the
pre-Columbian civilizations that flourished
in Latin America centuries ago. These
peoples developed sophisticated technology
that allowed them to build pyramids and
other large structures. The Maya also
developed a written language and had
advanced knowledge of astronomy and
mathematics.

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 Latin America is a region where
cultures have collided. Native
cultures are blended with those of
Europeans. Today, the faces,
clothing, and customs of many
Latin Americans reveal their
mixed heritage.

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 Indigenous cultures continue to thrive in
the Andean highlands of Latin America.
Members of the native Quechua ethnic
group, for example, make up some 30
percent of Bolivia's population. Quechua is
one of the official languages of both Bolivia
and neighboring Peru.

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 5.
Example
Doesn’t Have to Look Exactly, but try
your best to make it this neat and
readable

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 THANKS!
Don’t Forget to Submit the Image of your Sketch Map in Canvas

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