4.10- Summary Unit 4

What you did

 

  • 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

Coming Up

  • Unit 4 Exam
  • Unit 5 - Subsaharan Africa