You watched the Instructor's Videos and read the Canvas content
You completed the Urbanization Assignment
You participated in an online discussion
You took two quizzes
What you learned
You know the location and countries of Latin America
You know how plate tectonics played a roll in forming Latin America's landscape
You know about the major mountain ranges of Latin America: The Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Andes
You know the location and importance of the Altiplano
You know the major rivers of Latin America: the Amazon, the Plata and the Orinocco
You know about the South American Shields
You know the locations and characteristics of the lowlands of Latin America
You know about the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Atacama deserts
You know the Llanos, the Mato Grosso, the Pampas, Patagonia, and Cape Horn
You know the basic climates of Latin America
You understand altitudinal zonation and the 5 altitude zones and how they were (and are) used by humans.
You know the three major issues facing Latin America
You know about the indigenous peoples of Latin America before the arrival of Europeans: the population, a sampling of the major civilizations (Aztec, Inca),
You know about the impacts of European conquest and how the population characteristics of Latin America changed
You know about importation of slaves to Latin America
You know about the "Columbian Exchange"
You know about the legacies of colonialism
You know about the squatter settlements of Latin America and the favelas of Brazil
You understand about how colonialism has had lasting impacts on the economy and politics of Latin America
You know about Chinese influence in Latin America
You know population statistics for the region: the largest countries, cities, population growth, basic pop. stats
You understand the population pyramids and how and why they show that growth will continue into the future despite drops in the birth rate
You have learned about gender roles and LBGTQ issues
You have learned about migration
You have learned about the complex culture of Latin America: differences and similarities
You have learned about the challenges facing Latin America: race and ethnicity, the drug trade, and urbanization