Friday, December 7, 2012

Data for European Countries

Use the data you gathered yesterday, along with the data from the chart below to answer the following questions.

  1. What European countries do you think colonized Latin America?
  2. How do you think colonization has affected Latin American countries?
  3. What other inferences can you make about the Latin American countries you collected data about? 
Major Languages
Major Religions
GDP (Country Comparison to the World)
United Kingdom (England)
English
Christian
9
Spain
Spanish
Catalan
Roman Catholic
14
France
French
Roman Catholic
Protestant
10
Portugal
Portuguese
Mirandese
Roman Catholic
51
Netherlands
Dutch
Frisian
Roman Catholic
Protestant
23

Monday, December 3, 2012

Maps of Mexico

Please use the following 3 maps and 1 link to answer the questions provided in class.

Mexican States



North America: Climate Regions
 

Mexico: Landforms












Mexico's Natural Resources

Monday, November 19, 2012

Current Events

ALL 10 CURRENT EVENTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST!!!

Here is the form if you need it!

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Regions of the U.S.

Today we are going to start talking about the different regions of the U.S.  We will be using this website about the regions of the U.S. for help.

On Monday you should
  1. Shade map
  2. Glue map in notebook
  3. Add a key

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Economics Terms

Throughout the year, we will be talking about the economies of different countries and regions of the world.  So, to get started, we need to answer the question, what is the economy and learn some basic economic terminology. 

Please use this website to help you define the following 10 terms in your notebook.
  • producer
  • consumer
  • human resources
  • human capital
  • natural resources
  • capital
  • entrepreneur
  • profit
  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
  • inflation