Cold War Events

On the back of your Cold War Timeline from yesterday, please write a short description of each event.  You can search each event, or click here for a summary of each event.

You do NOT need a description of the following events: the end of WWII, the Reykjavik Summit and the end of the Cold War right now.

Cold War Timelines

Today you will make a timeline of the Cold War.  Please include the following events.

1.    End of World War II

2.    Pinochet’s Coup in Chile

3.    Civil War in Angola

4.    Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

5.    Revolution in Nicaragua

6.    The Reykjavik Summit

7.    Castro Controls Cuba

8.    Vietnam War

9.    Korean War

10. Sputnik Satellite Launched

11. Berlin Wall Built

12. Invasion of Grenada 

13. End of the Cold War

Around the World

Welcome back and happy 2013!!

Today we're going to be taking a little trip around the world, looking at how people live in other parts of the world.  Below are links 4 topics: school, beds, food and possession.  The link for each topic will take you to a photo essay on the topic, showing pictures from around the world.  You will need to choose at least 2 topics, and complete a Venn diagram comparing how you live to how people in other parts of the world live.  Please be prepared to share your thoughts with the rest of the class later in the hour.

How Children Learn
Where Children Sleep
What I Eat
Material World

Rainforest Resources

Rainforest Heroes
Blue Planet Biomes
Mongabay

Current Event Article

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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

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