Map Project #4

LATIN AMERICA

due week of Feb 27th

blank maps:
Physical
Political

Use the map in your Mapping Workbook on page 58 or 59. 

1. Identify the following countries:
Argentina
The Bahamas
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Grenada
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Suriname
Uruguay

2. Identify the following cities:
(Must be accurate to within 100 miles and, if applicable, on the coast or river)

Bogotá
Brasilia
Buenos Aries
Caracas
Cuidad Juárez
Guatemala City
Havana
Kingston
La Paz
Lima
Mexico City
Panama City
Port-au-Prince
Rio de Janeiro
San Juan
Santiago
Santo Domingo
São Paulo
Tijuana

3.Using the data on language on the map in your text on page 373, with crayon or colored pencils, differentiate the mainland and Greater Antilles countries whose official languages are Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and English, using one color for each language. Create a legend on the side of the map to show which color indicates which language. Then use ONE pattern ONLY (such as stripes or dots) to indicate the major areas of indigenous language use (overlay on top of the official language colors). 

Use  a different Latin America map in your mapping workbook, with political boundaries or not, (your choice).

1. Identify the following landforms:
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Oriental
Brazilian Highlands
Guiana Highlands
Atacama Desert
Sonoran Desert
Yucatan Peninsula
Amazon Basin
Patagonia
Pampas
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
Galapagos Islands
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

2. Identify the following waterways:
Amazon River
Rio Grande
Orinoco River
Paraná
Uruguay River
Rio de la Plata
Lake Titicaca
Lake Nicaragua
Gulf of California
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea

These projects will be graded pass/fail on completeness, neatness and punctuality. It is worth 1% of your final grade. See the syllabus for information on do-overs and late projects.