Unit 5/Chapter 8 ticket Central America and the Caribbean Important Vocabulary Latifundia inifundia ISTHMUS : a strip of land two large strips of land ARCHIPELAGO : a or of islands BIODIVERSITY : an as indicated by numbers of species of and POPULATION PRESSURE : the of factors in a that reduce the ability of the to support the population, therefore resulting in or decline 5. DIALECT : local form of used in a particular or by a certain 6. PATOIS : a used in everyday speech that blends elements of languages. 7. MATRIARCHAL : family ruled by a such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt. 8. : large estates owned by or 9. : which are farms that produce food chiefly for use 10. COTTAGE INDUSTRIES : a that employs workers in their 1 ECOTOURISM : the practice and business of travel based on concern for the, provide new 1 REFORESTATION, planting trees or on lands where trees have been or _
Introduction Questions to the video over the Columbian Exchange video: wrote the book on the Columbian Exchange and is the leading expert on the subject. Because of the Columbian Exchange and have greatly Diseases: % of the indigenous people died They died from 1) 2) 3) 4) One of the side effects from this was Animals: from Europe to the Americas 1) 2) 3) Before the Europeans arrived was the biggest beasts of burden. 5. Plants: from the Americas to Europe 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) This caused the greatest Europe had ever seen.
6. People: What continents did the people come from to the Americas? 1) 2) 7. The Columbian Exchange: 1) Devastated the of the Americas 2) Brought to the Americas 3) Allowed a world wide Describe how the exchange of food left a lasting imprint in the Americas and Europe. Write a paragraph of how the culture and history of Central America and Caribbean might have been different if diseases had not been transmitted during the Columbian exchange.
What advantages did horses give Spanish invaders in the Americas? Physical Geography Why are the majority of people located in the Central Highlands? What factors attracted the people to settle in the Highlands? How are Central American rivers and lakes important to the human system in the area? 5. Describe the importance of the Panama Canal to international trade.
How does the location in the tropics affect the climate of Central America and the Caribbean? Tropical rainforest climate Tropical wet/dry climate Vertical climates Natural Resources Guatemala: Belize:
Label the following: 1) Mexico 2) Guatemala 3) Belize 4) El Salvador 5) Honduras 6) Nicaragua 7) Costa Rica 8) Panama 9) Cuba 10) Jamaica 11) Haiti 12) Dominican Republic 13) Puerto Rico 14) Caribbean Sea 15) Gulf of Panama 16) Lake Nicaragua 17) Lake Managua 18) Lake Titicaca 19) San Juan River 20) Panama Canal
Human Geography The voyages of to the Americas in triggered a period of conquest and in Central America and the Caribbean. Hispaniola was founded in Panama was established in Granada was established in Costa Rica was established in colonized Belize By the 1600 s forced,, and had nearly wiped out the indigenous population. Haiti won its independence in Panama declared its independence in and signed a treaty with creating the 1959 Cuba became a Country What role did Haiti play in the movement for independence from European control in the region?
Population patterns: Primary languages in the Caribbean are,,, and Religions: 5. People and their Environment Managing resources:
Hydroelectricity: Human Impact: 5. Addressing the Issues: