7th Grade Social Studies: Geography of Latin America

    For this project, you have been assigned a country.   
    Use the resources listed below to locate information about your country.   
     
    To work from home, you will need logons and passwords for some of these sites.   
    Logons & Passwords are on your worksheet,  
    they are also available via your google account: Click here

         

         BOOKS:  There are books on Latin American countries on a cart in the Media Center or in your classroom.  
         Books are generally reliable and well organized sources of information. 
     
       Online Resources 
    • Culture Grams:  Click CultureGrams->World Edition->Click on the Map to find your country. Geography, climate, culture, economy & people.

    • World Data Analyst:  Click World Data Analyst->Type country name. Statistics on population, economy, demographic groups.

    • Encyclopedia Britannica: Type country name in search box for middle school. Geography, climate, culture, economy & people.  Photos. 

    • Image Quest:  Search by country name and also by city, landmark, region, food, animal, plant, etc.  Photographs!!!  
     

          Presentation Tools
    • Animoto: Create an information video.  Get a logon and password in class.
    • PowerPoint: Create a slide presentation.  In your applications folder.