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R&P GEOG |
CULT GEOG |
ECON GEOG |
HIST GEOG |
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1. Understand the basic physical, political, and economic geography of Middle America. (R&P GEOG)
2. Understand the basis for the division of Middle America into the rimland and mainland regions. Include a comparison of the hacienda and plantation economies and a discussion of the "cultural pluralism" that occurs in the realm. (R&P GEOG)
3. Describe the altitudinal zonation of the environment of Middle and South America. Apply the altitudinal climatic zones to the spatial distribution of economic activity and human settlement. (R&P GEOG)
4. Understand the issues of immigration, economic integration, maquiladoras, and NAFTA. (ECON GEOG)
5. Discuss recent political and economic history of Mexico including a discussion of problems in the state of Chiapas. (CULT & HIST GEOG)
6. Understand the geographic patterns of Central America, including the current problems of each of its republics. (R&P & CULT GEOG)
7. Explain the historical, political, and economic causes of the recent problems in Haiti. (HIST, CULT, & ECON GEOG)
8. Account for the Spaniard's rapid ascent to authority within the Middle American realm and assess the changes on the cultural landscapes as a result of their arrival. (HIST GEOG)
culture hearth
land bridge
environmental determinism
hacienda
plantation
mulatto
mestizo
acculturation
transculturation
ejido
maquiladora
lingua franca
Chiapas
Mesoamerica
land bridge
isthmus
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
mainland/rimland classification
altitudinal zonation
tierra caliente
tierra templada
tierra fria
puna
tierra helada
Listed below are some suggested topics for the LDC Atlas from this chapter. (See "Assignments" in the Syllabus.)
Conflict in Guatemala Region: ....(select one)....
Where people live/why?
Measures of Development
Effects of Conquest
Europeans in Caribbean
Political Problems: ..............
Africans in Middle America
Rimland/Mainland
NAFTA
Altitudinal Zonation
Conflict in Chiapas
Mexico City
Conflict in Haiti
Cuba's Econ. Geog.
Physical Geography
Land BodiesBaja California
Yucatan Peninsula
Hispaniola
Bahamas
Darien
Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra madre del SurWater Bodies
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Gulf of California / Sea of Cortéz
Pacific Ocean
Rio Grande
Political Geography
CountriesBahamas
Belize
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Economic/Urban/ Cultural Geography
Panama Canal
Mainland
Rimland
Mexico City
Missing
Outline Map
The Encounter
Introduced to Europe
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R&P GEOG |
CULT GEOG |
ECON GEOG |
HIST GEOG |
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1. Understand and locate the basic physical and political geography of South America. Be able to locate major physical features on a blank outline map. (R&P GEOG)
2. Explain why "Latin" America is an inappropriate generalization of Middle and South America. Discuss the "cultural pluralism" that occurs in the region. (CULT GEOG)
3. Outline the cultural origins of the peoples in South America. (CULT GEOG)
4. Relate the five cultural spheres to economic activity and their physiographic base: 1) Tropical-Plantation, 2) European-Commercial, 3) Amerind-Subsistence, 4) Mestizo-Transitional, and 5) Undifferentiated. (CULT GEOG)
5. Account for the intensified urbanization of South America and discuss problems associated with rapid urbanization in the developing world. (ECON GEOG)
6. Understand why South America and Middle America are classified as separate realms. Also explain the regional criteria applicable to South America's regions: the Caribbean North, Andean West, Mid-latitude South, and Brazil. (R&P GEOG)
7. Describe the geographic dimensions of Brazil compared to the rest of South America. (R&P GEOG)
8. Understand Brazil's population patterns and the challenges they present (R&P GEOG)
9. Understand Brazil's attempts at modernization and development, their successes and problems, and the role of growth poles. (ECON GEOG)
altiplano
Treaty of Tordesillas
rural-to-urban migration
push and pull factors
selva
llanos
pampas
growth pole
forward capital
orographic rainfall
Listed below are some suggested topics for the LDC Atlas from this chapter. (See "Assignments" in the Syllabus.)
Conflict in Colombia Region: ..(select one).........
Where people live/why?
Measures of Development
The Amazon
Urbanization
Cocaine
Culture Area:.(select one).
Deforestation
Major Rivers
Conflict in Peru
Physical Geography
Land BodiesCape Horn
Falkland Islands
Tierra del Fuego
Pampas
Andes Mountains
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon Basin
Guiana HighlandsWater Bodies
Caribbean Sea
Strait of Magellan
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Rio de la Plata
Amazon River
Paraguay River
Orinoco River
Political Geography
CountriesArgentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
FrenchGuiana Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Cultural Geography
Culture SpheresTropical-plantation
European-commercial
Amerind-subsistence
Mestizo-transitional
Undifferentiated
Missing
Outline Map