How many countries are there in Latin America?
33:
Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Diminica, St. Kitts and Nevis
Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Diminica, St. Kitts and Nevis
What languages are spoken in Latin America?
5:
Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Dutch
Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Dutch
What do immigrant populations look like in Latin America?
Immigrants have been coming from the Middle East to Latin America for longer than a century, and it all started with the collapse of the Ottoman empire and a need for a refuge from political unrest. The same thing happened during WWII, when people immigrated from Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. People came to make money and escape unrest in their own countries, and then wait out the unrest, but political tension in the Middle East continued, and the immigrants stayed. From the 1880's to the early 1900's there was a wave of immigrants from Italy and Spain coming to Argentina, for social mobility, cheap land, and poor economic conditions. There was also an influx of Japanese men during the Sino Japanese War, and immigration between Japan and the US was frozen. The largest groups moved to Brazil and Peru, and in 1903, Brazil had the largest number of Japanese inhabitants outside of Japan.
What do language barriers look like in Latin America?
The most commonly used language in Latin America is Spanish, however there are many pockets of indigenous people whos language is untouched from Latin and Greek. For example: Zapotec in Mexico, Nahuatl in Peru, Quechua in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, and Columbia, Guarani in Paraguay, and Aymara in Bolivia. Up in the mountains of Machu Pichu, little kids speak Quechua at home, Spanish at school, translate Spanish for their parents, speak English to tourists, then translate English back to Quechua for their parents. In big populated areas, there are very minimal language barriers, however, when you dive deeper into te country, the culture, and the people living around the tourist attractions, the barriers get bigger.
The slideshow below shows my progress on my maps, through working by myself, working with the people at my table, and working with the people in my class to to compile knowledge.
Who did the map favor?
What has happened since, and who was affected?
What has happened since, and who was affected?