Unit 3
MIDDLE AMERICA
Geography of the Developing World
UNIT 3
Middle America
Reading Assignment -- Middle America
de Blij: Chapter 4
R&P GEOG: CULT GEOG: ECON GEOG: HIST GEOG:
201-203 207-211 209-210 207-207
211-231 212
213-215
218-222
Objectives -- Middle America
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)
Vocabulary -- Middle America
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
LDC Atlas Suggestions -- Middle America
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.
Map Construction -- Middle America
Physical Geography
Mountains
Sierra Madre Oriental Sierra Madre Occidental
Land Bodies
Baja California Yucatan Peninsula
Hispaniola Bahamas
Darien
Water Bodies
Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal Gulf of California / Sea of Cortéz
Pacific Ocean
Rivers
Rio Grande
Political Geography
Countries
Bahamas 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
Regional Geography
Regions
Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles
Mexico Central America
Measures
Outline Map
The Encounter
Introduced to EuropeGEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 3
SOUTH AMERICA
Geography of the Developing World
UNIT 3
South America
Reading Assignment -- South America
de Blij: Chapter 5
R&P GEOG: CULT GEOG: ECON GEOG: HIST GEOG:
233-235 240-242 236 235-240
247-269 243-247
248-249
259
Objectives -- South America
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)
Vocabulary -- South America
Chapter 5
altiplano Treaty of Tordesillas
rural-to-urban migration push and pull factors
selva llanos
pampas growth pole
forward capital orographic rainfall
LDC Atlas Suggestions -- South America
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
Map Construction -- South America
Physical Geography
Physiographic Regions
Andes Mountains Brazilian Highlands
Amazon Basin Guiana Highlands
Pampas
Land Bodies
Cape Horn Falkland Islands
Tierra del Fuego
Water Bodies
Caribbean Sea Strait of Magellan
Atlantic Ocean Pacific ocean
Rivers
Rio de la Plata Paraguay
Amazon Orinoco
Political Geography
Countries
Argentina Bolivia
Brazil Chile
Colombia Ecuador
French Guiana Guyana
Paraguay Peru
Suriname Uruguay
Venezuela
Regional Geography
Regions
Caribbean North Andean West
Mid Latitude South Brazil
Measures
Outline Map
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 3
Mini-Theme: Immigration
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 3
Exam 3 -- Review