Tuesday, December 16, 2008

6th Grade: Latin American Culture

6th Grade students are wrapping up our studies of Latin America. Students were given a study guide to review for a quiz on Thursday:

Latin American Culture: Study Guide

Vocabulary:
Immigrant
Emigrate
Economy
Creole
Goods and Services
Ethnic Group
Communism
Indigenous
Cash Crop
Subsistence Farming


Key Concepts:
Explain the difference between traditional, command and market economies.

Why is the region referred to as Latin America?

Describe the different cultures found in the region?

Latin America is home to what types of ethnic groups?