What are the Key Geographical Features of the Americas?

Hola! (Hello! In Spanish)

Today we begin our next adventure in Social Studies class. We will be exploring the area of Latin America. This region extends from Mexico, to the bottom of South America, as well as the islands in the Caribbean. There are many different cultures, languages, and traditions in the Americas. However, before we begin our exploration of this amazing area, we first need to create a map to show us where we will be travelling to.

DO NOW: As a group, decide which jobs each of your group members will have. There needs to be a Captain, Recorder, Presenter, and Materials Manager. If you only have 3 people, someone has to have 2 jobs. Write your jobs on the sign with your names.

CLASSWORK: Mrs. Moore will pass out 3.1 Map of the Americas.

Use the direction and websites below to complete the map. 

Use Website - http://onlinemaps.blogspot.com/2012/04/physical-map-of-latin-america.html

Outline and label in Blue:

Gulf of Mexico                          Caribbean Sea                  Amazon River

Pacific Ocean                                                   Atlantic Ocean

Color and Label in Brown:

Sierra Madre                            Andes Mountains              Guiana Highlands

Brazilian Highlands

Color and Label in Green:

Pampas                   Amazon Basin (DARK GREEN)              
 Yucatan Peninsula (DARK GREEN)         

ALL ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN (Color in only. Don't label)
Valley of Mexico (use this website http://sites.miis.edu/reflectionsof2014pbfellows/files/2014/07/map3.gif )

Color and Label in Yellow:

Atacama Desert

Volcanoes (Draw a RED Triangle. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LABEL THE NAMES!!!!! )

http://www.travelinggeologist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Map_mexico_volcanoes-725x400.gif 

http://www.mdpi.com/geosciences/geosciences-03-00262/article_deploy/html/images/geosciences-03-00262-g001-1024.png 

Write Country’s Name in Black: 

Use Website - http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/02/89902-004-E917533B.gif

Mexico                  Belize                     Guatemala                    El Salvador

Costa Rica             Panama                  Cuba                            Honduras

 Nicaragua              Bahamas                  Haiti                 Dominican Republic

 Venezuela              Guyana                    Suriname                    Colombia

 Ecuador                 Peru                        Chile                            Argentina

 Uruguay                Paraguay                 Brazil                          Bolivia

HOMEWORK: In the Flashcards app, create vocabulary flashcards for the following words. YOUR DEFINITION MUST BE FROM THE TEXTBOOK GLOSSARY. IT WILL NOT COUNT IF IT IS A GOOGLE DEFINITION OR YOUR OWN DEFINITION.

The vocabulary words are: 

Maize

Masonry
Empire
Causeway
Quechua

Cordillera

Altiplano
Observatory