Transcript File - Lisa Williams Social Studies

Location:
In Latin
America
How does where people live
effect how they live?
 SS6G3: The student will explain the
impact of location, climate, distribution of
natural resources, and population
distribution on Latin America and the
Caribbean.
In other words…
 In this lesson we will be learning that:
 Where a place is located (its location on Earth), effects
its topography (natural land and water features),
climate (temperature and precipitation), and the types &
the amount of natural resources that are available.
 And, that these factors will effect where people
choose to live & how they live (most importantly how
these factors effect their ability to trade and the economy
of their society)
 b. Compare how the location, climate,
and natural resources of Brazil and
Cuba affect where people live and how
they trade.
Brazil vs. Cuba
Cuba
 Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea
 Cuba is 90 miles South of the State of
Florida and lies to the North of the Island
Nation of Jamaica and several Central
American nations.
 Cuba is the largest nation and island in the
Caribbean Sea.
 42, 804 square miles
 11,184,000 population
 Cuba location puts it right in the midst of other
Caribbean nations, Central American Nations,
and the United States
CUBA
Haiti
Dominican
Republic
Jamaica
Atlantic Ocean
Topography of Brazil
Remember that topography means the natural land and water features,
such as mountains and rivers.
 Brazil’s rain forests
take up about one
half of the country.
 In the southeast,
the forests give way
to a large plateau
divided by
mountain ranges
and river valleys
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Exact Location
Remember that where a country is located in relation to the equator will have an
impact on its climate:
** The CLOSER a place is located to the equator, the WARMER the temperature
will be **
• At its northern most point, Brazil reaches to
about five degrees North.
• At is southern most point, Brazil reaches to
about thirty five degrees South
• Using this information, make a prediction about
what the climate of Brazil is like.
Precipitation in
Brazil
Remember that precipitation means
any form of water (rain, sleet, snow,
hail).
The key for this map
indicates that areas
shaded in green receive
more precipitation (the
darker the green, the greater
the amount), and the areas
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(Bottom left / Purple Map)
in yellow and orange
receive less precipitation
(the darker the orange, the
less the amount).
Temperature in
Brazil
The key for this map
shows a spectrum of
colors running from green
to dark red, with shades
of yellow and orange
between.
The higher up the
spectrum a color is (the
closer it is to the top dark
red), the warmer the
temperature is.
•Use this map to answer the precipitation
questions on your notes sheet
Brazil’s Climate
Remember that the
average temperature
and the average
precipitation in an
area combine to
equal: CLIMATE
Temperature plus Precipitation Equals Climate
Equatorial Humid
Tropical Semi Dry
Tropical
Litoral Humid
Subtropical Humid
Climate Map in
Atlas on page 82:
Upper Right Hand
Corner
There are several different scales used by geographers
& scientists to identify climate regions. This is why the
names of the Climate regions in your atlas are different
from those on this map. If you look closely to compare
the two, you will see that the region boundaries are
almost the same
Equatorial Humid
Tropical
Tropical Semi Dry
Subtropical Humid
Litoral Humid
Tropical Wet
Tropical Wet & Dry
Semiarid
Humid Subtropical
*No Matching Region*
Brazil’s
Natural
Resources
(Economic
activity is
based on the
available
natural
resources)
Atlas Page 81
Your Atlas combines
Resources and Land
Use into one map:
Resources are listed in
the 2 right columns of
the map key
Brazil’s
Land Use
Atlas Page 81
Your Atlas combines
Resources and Land
Use into one map:
Land Use regions are
listed in the left hand
column of the map key
Brazil’s
Population
Density
Atlas Page 80
Population Distribution / Population
Density
Population Distribution
refers to the number of
people who live within a
given area.
A Population Density Map
is used to visually
represent these numbers.
This map of Georgia is an
example of a population
density map. The map key
indicates what each color
represents (Number of
people per square mile).
Northern
Point: 5 N
Equator (0)
Southern
Point: 32S