Social+Studies+Unit+3

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=**Section 7.1: //Physical Features//**= Latin America stretches from Mexico in North America to the southernmost tip of South America. Geographers divide the region of Latin America into three **subregions:** Middle (or Central) America, the Caribbean, and South America.

[|7.1 Graphic Organizer] for reading strategy: Identifying Central Issues
 * Introductory video (not available to students)**
 * "The Land" video (not available to students)**
 * 7.1 Spotlight Video**

7.1 Study Central (Make sure you go to 1. "Build Vocabulary" and play "Flying Answers" and 2. the "Quiz" tab to test your knowledge.)

Central America:

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The Caribbean:

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South America:

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Scroll over the countries of South America to learn them. or try this one Scroll over the countries of Central America to learn them. South and Central America interactive map quiz Latin America interactive map quiz

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 * The Panama Canal:**

How the canals work

[|Map of the World] North and South America map game South America map game Latin America map game

=**Section 7.2: //Climate Regions//**= "Climate and Vegetation" video (not available to students) "Climate Zones and Altitude" video (not available to students) media type="youtube" key="Fq-muLRSuAw" height="349" width="425"

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Summary video (not available to students)

WebQuest

Visit this site to review South and Central America Geography: Sheppard Software 1. Go through all levels of Countries. 2. Go through all levels of Landscapes. 3. Go through all levels of Oceans.

=Rainforests of Central and South America=

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watch "Planet Earth: Jungles" (need discovery ed ID)