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LATIN AMERICA Country Profile Project. Country Profile POLITICAL FEATURES: population, major cities, type & structure of government, national leader(s)

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1 LATIN AMERICA Country Profile Project

2 Country Profile POLITICAL FEATURES: population, major cities, type & structure of government, national leader(s) ECONOMIC FEATURES: natural resources, infrastructure data, industries, agricultural products, tourism, GDP, per capita income, technology, imports/exports, trade relations with and investment by the U.S. CULTURAL FEATURES: ethnicities, religion, education, art, music, dress, food RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES trade agreements, military alliances, drug interdiction activities, etc. YOUR PROFILE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR RUBRIC

3 Country Profile CONTENT 80 pts. POLITICAL FEATURES 20 pts. ECONOMIC FEATURES 20 pts. CULTURAL FEATURES 20 pts. RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES 20 pts. APPEARANCE & ORGANIZATION 10 pts. PICTURES, MAP, & OTHER GRAPHICS 10 pts. PROFILE RUBRIC 100 POINTS TOTAL SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR RESOURCES

4 Resource Links THE WORLD FACTBOOK (CIA) U.S. Deparment of State (A-Z Listing of Countries) Bureau of Consular Affairs The United Nations Office of the United States Trade Representative Just the Facts (U.S. Defense and Security Assistance in Latin America) Geographia: Latin American Destinations LatinWorld: Latin America Information Internet Resources for Latin America CentralAmerica.com National Geographic: South America Latin American Network Information Center Caribbean Islands Caribbean (Wikipedia) South America (Wikipedia) Central America (Wikipedia)

5 LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA ECUADOR GUYANA PARAGUAY PERU SURINAME URUGUAY VENEZUELA BAHAMAS BELIZE COSTA RICA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HAITI HONDURAS JAMAICA MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA (LESSER ANTILLES) BARBADOS DOMINICA GRANADA SAINT KITTS & NEVIS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO SAINT LUCIA ANTIGUA & BARBUDA SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES


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