Latin America and Canada

The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean. Located on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert. Located on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.

The student will discuss environmental issues in Latin America. Explain the major environmental concerns of Latin America regarding the issues of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico, the destruction of the rainforest in Brazil, and oil-related pollution in Venezuela.

The student will explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Latin America and the Caribbean. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Mexico and Venezuela affect where people live and how they trade. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Brazil and Cuba affect where people live and how they trade

The student will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean. Describe the results of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Explain why Latin America is a region based on the languages of Portuguese and Spanish. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living.

The student will locate selected features of Canada. Located on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.

The student will explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Canada. Describe how Canada's location, climate, and natural resources have affected where people live. Describe how Canada's location, climate, and natural resources impact trade.

The student will discuss environmental issues in Canada. Explain the major environmental concerns of Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources.

The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

The student will explain the structures of national governments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Compare the federal-republican systems of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil) and the United Mexican States (Mexico) to the dictatorship of the Republic of Cuba (Cuba), distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.

The student will explain the structure of the national government of Canada. Describe the structure of the Canadian government as a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy, and a federation, distinguishing the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.

The student will analyze different economic systems. Compare how traditional, command, and market, economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. Compare and contrast the basic types of economic systems found in Canada, Cuba, and Brazil.

The student will explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution in Canada. Describe how Canada's location, climate, and natural resources have affected where people live. Describe how Canada's location, climate, and natural resources impact trade.

The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Latin America. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP)Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP)Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

The student will explain personal money management choices in terms of income, spending, credit, saving, and investing.

The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse.

The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean from European colonies to independent nations. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americans. Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin Americans. Explain the Latin American independence movement; include the importance of Toussaint LOuverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo.

The student will analyze important 20th century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution. Explain the impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerrilla movement in Mexico

The student will describe the impact of European contact on Canada. Describe the influence of the French and the English on the language and religion of Canada. Explain how Canada became an independent nation.

The student will analyze important contemporary issues in Canada. Describe Quebec's independence movement.