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1 1. What is the name of the mountain ranges in Mexico?
2. What are the names of the two peninsulas in Mexico? 3. The Mayans used this technique to farm on the mountainous terrain 4. The Aztecs built a city on top of _________________ 5. What is the most popular religion in Mexico (Be specific)

2 Chapter 9:Central America and the Caribbean Islands

3 Section 1: Physical Geography
Home to 20 Countries Forms bridge between North and South America Caribbean Islands form archipelago Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles

4 Climate and Vegitation
Humid Tropical Plains, Rainforests, mountains Cloud Islands High elevation rainforest Lots of rain, but go through droughts Hurricanes

5 Resources Rich volcanic soil= fertile Agriculture Tourism Bauxite
Coffee, Bananas, sugar, cotton Tourism Bauxite Copper

6 Section 2: Central America
Early History Mayan descendants European colonies Spanish, British Independence Movements began in 1800s

7 Culture People, Language, Religion Food and festivals Government
Largest group = mestizo Spanish language Food and festivals Corn, potatoes, cacao used in celebration Government Rule by dictators

8 Central America Today Country Fun Fact Guatemala Belize Honduras
El Salvador Nicaragua Panama Costa Rica Copy the following chart in your notes: Use Pages 185 and 186 to complete the chart

9 Section 3: Caribbean Islands
Early History Columbus Colonized by France, Britain, Spain, Netherlands Independence Violent in Haiti US took Cuba Later independent

10 Culture People, Language, and Religion Food, Festivals, and Music
African or European ancestors Many languages Multiple Religion Food, Festivals, and Music Fruits, veggies, fish, meat Asian, African influence Calypso, merengue, reggae music

11 The Caribbean Islands Today
Using Pages 189 and 190, write down 3-5 facts about the following countries: Cuba Haiti Dominican Republic Puerto Rico

12 Homework Page 192 # 1 Page 193 Map Activity If you had to pick one island to go on vacation to, where would you choose? Why? Use the book to defend your choice. Must be at least 6 sentences


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