thursday, october 31 warm-up: boo! halloween fun facts presentation: current issues in latin america...
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Thursday, October 31
• Warm-up: BOO! Halloween fun facts
• Presentation: Current Issues in Latin America
• Activity: Predictions, Key Points
• Closure: Where am I? game
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History of Halloween
• All Hallow’s Eve• Origins in ancient Celtic
festivals from 2,000 years ago
• Brought to the U.S. by the Irish immigrants
• Bobbing for husbands?
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Religion Deforestation Education Health Poverty
Prediction
Description
Effect
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Religion
• Most Christians (83%) are Roman Catholic• The Church is active in movements for land
reform, education and health care.
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Christ the Redeemer Statue in Brazil• A symbol of Christianity and an icon for Rio de Janeiro and
Brazil• 98 feet tall• Arms stretch 92 feet• Weighs 635 tons
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Deforestation• Due to expansion of
agriculture & industry• Has actually been
decreasing
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Education
• Quality of education varies widely
• Many children do not complete elementary school
• Literacy and attendance rates are on the rise
• The Internet is helping to transform education
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Health • Overall, health is improving• Education & the Catholic Church have played a role• Most people now have access to clean drinking water• Some lesser developed countries though have high
disease rates & low life expectancy
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Poverty
• Rates are falling, but poverty still affect 167 million (28%) in Latin America
• Many live on less than $2 a day
• The poorest 40% receive just 15%
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Resentment towards European countries begins to grow in the 1700s.
• Inspired by the American Revolution, Latin American nations began to revolt for self-rule
• By the mid-1800s, most territories were free• Brazil became independent without violence• Today, many people in Latin America are
demanding more political power and economic benefits.
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Mexico
Latin America
Today
The Caribbean
Brazil
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Brazil Today• Influenced by African culture from slave
trade• Carnival: Holy feast day where people dance
& parade in the streets• Crime and drug abuse, especially in large cities
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Behind the glamour of the gleaming buildings of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, lie the favelas, where the poor live
among swamps, garbage dumbs and barren hillsides.
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Favelas expanded in the 1970s because people could not afford to live in cities.
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History of Mexico
• A story of conflict between native peoples and Spain
• Blend of Indian and Spanish culture
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Cultural Diffusion in Mexico
• Spanish language• Catholic religion• The name “Mexico” comes from the word Mexia, an older name for the Aztecs
• Mexico has a large number of Mestizos- people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.
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Mexico Today
• Mexico has a large number of Mestizos- people of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.
• Today, Mexico struggles economically.• Many people are abandoning farms & moving
to cities for jobs• NAFTA has led to the creation of many
factories along the U.S./Mexico border– NAFTA: trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico
& Canada
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The Caribbean today• Tourism remains an important industry• Various cultures represented– Many islands are/were colonies of Europe– African slave trade
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Panama Canal• Ship channel cut through
Panama that connects the Caribbean with the Pacific
• Built by the U.S. in the early 1900s
• Crossroads for world trade
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Where am I?1. If I visited this country, I’d see the pope’s
hometown.2. This country throws a big party called Carnival.3. Here I can visit the ancient city of Macchu Picchu.4. El Castillo, the Mayan ruin, is located in this
country.5. If I wanted to take a shortcut from the Pacific to
the Caribbean Sea, I’d visit this place.6. Here I can see the giant statue, Christ the
Redeemer.
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If you could take a trip to anywhere in Latin America, which country would you visit and
why?
Think, pair & share with a neighbor
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Dia de los Muertos
• Day of the Dead begins tomorrow• Mexican holiday focused on remembering
friends and family members who have died• Traced back to the Aztecs