A MAGNIFICENT

BLEND!

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STANDARD

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The student will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean

Learning Target

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I can describe the results of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The people and cultures of Latin America are an

interesting blend of the native groups in the region

and influences of the countries that established

colonies there.

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Language is the major factor that links together

all the countries of the area and makes it a

culture region.

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Because most of the countries in Latin America were conquered by Spain, the Spanish language is

the most-spoken language of the region.

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Since Portugal claimed Brazil,

Brazilians speak the Portuguese language.

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After Spanish settlers moved into Mexico,

Central America, South America and the

Caribbean, ethnic groups began to blend.

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Spanish people married American

Indians.

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Their offspring were called mestizos, or

people of mixed European and Indian

ancestry.

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Soon, black slaves from Africa were brought to Latin

America.

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When they married Europeans, their

offspring were known as mulattoes, or people

of mixed black and European descent.

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The major religion in Latin America is

Catholicism—again, brought by the

European settlers.

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Many of the customs in the region reflect a mixture of ancient

Indian and European traditions.

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MATCH THE CAUSE TO THE EFFECT

____1. Spain and Portugal observe Catholic religion.

____2. Countries conquered by Spain.

____3. Same language in many countries.

____4. Europeans marry black Africans.

____5. Europeans marry American Indians.

a. culture region

b. mulattoes

c. Spanish language

d. Latin America is predominantly Catholic

e. mestizos

d

a

c

b

e

GO READ AND

PROSPER!

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Have you ever heard a country referred to

as “developed” or “developing”?

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The development of a country refers

to its economic health.

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A developed country has good public

services like clean water, electricity and

transportation.

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Its citizens have good educations, are healthy, and

earn good salaries.

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A developing country usually has poor public services, few good jobs,

poor healthcare, and largely uneducated

workforce.

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One factor that has a huge effect on a

country’s economic health is the literacy

rate.

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Developing countries typically have low

literacy rates, which greatly affects its

citizens’ standard of living.

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A developed country has a good standard of living.

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A developing country often has a

poor standard of living.

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IF YOU CAN READ,YOU CAN LEARN!

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If you can learn, you can improve your

work skills, and get a better job that pays a

better salary.

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If you have a better salary, you can improve your

standard of living.

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A country that improves the literacy rate among its citizens will improve the standard of living within that country and improve

its economy.

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Educated and skilled workers are an

important factor in a country’s economic

growth.

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Literacy Rates

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25%

50%

75%

100%

Uruguay Brazil Guatemala

Literacy Rates

1. Which nation has the highest literacy rate on the chart?_______________________

2. Which nation has the lowest literacy rate on the chart? _______________________

3. Which nation probably has the lowest standard of living? _____________________

4. A low literacy rate means that many people in that country cannot __________________

UruguayHaiti

HaitiRead & write