7th Grade World Studies
Latin America Research Project.pdf
Scenario:
Many places in Latin America are suffering from problems such as pollution, poverty, civil war, population pressure, immigration problems, drug trade, deforestation, health problems, human rights issues and unstable government. Imagine you are a student you goes to visit one country in Latin America. You are amazed at the problems in your country and want to help the people in this country. You decide you convince your congressperson to give aid to a specific country in Latin America. You may decide you convince your congressperson to give aid a specific country to help solve issues they face. You may convince your congressperson by: creating a newspaper, giving a speech or creating an advertising campaign. The best newspapers, speeches and advertising campaigns will be sent to your congressperson.
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Use the Following Online Sources to help you locate background information and current news events:
- World Book Encyclopedia Online
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- New Book of Knowledge
- Galenet Student Resource Center
- SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Knowledge Source
- Facts.com
- Electric Library
Geographical Information on Latin America.
Use the Following Internet Sites to help you locate contemporary issues in Latin American Countries
General Sites pertaining to more then one country:
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Specific country issues:
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