common assessment #6 review latin america & europe
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Common Assessment #6
Review
LATIN AMERICA&
EUROPE
OBJECTIVE:
• REVIEW OF EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA
• DEMONSTRATING AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENT, CONCEPT, & SKILLS
• RIVER INSIDE THE WORLD’S LARGEST
RAINFOREST-WHAT IS THE NAME OF BOTH?
AMAZON RIVER&
AMAZON RAINFOREST
DID YOU KNOW?DID YOU KNOW?
RAINFORESTS SERVE ASRAINFORESTS SERVE AS
““LUNGS OF THE EARTH”LUNGS OF THE EARTH”
AND CONTAIN VALUABLE AND CONTAIN VALUABLE RESOURCESRESOURCES
AND ARE ALSO HOME TO MANYAND ARE ALSO HOME TO MANY
PLANTS AND ANIMALSPLANTS AND ANIMALS
• THIS FEATURE STRETCHES NORTH TO SOUTH IN SOUTH AMERICA FOR 4,000 MILES
ANDES MOUNTAINSANDES MOUNTAINSSIMILAR TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINSSIMILAR TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
A VERY POPULAR SPORT IN SOUTH
AMERICA IS ?
SOCCER
A MAN-MADE WATERWAY IN LATIN AMERICA IS ?
The Panama Canal
WHAT IS A CANAL?
•A CANAL IS A MAN-MADE WATERWAY
CONNECTING 2 MAJOR BODIES OF WATER.
WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE OFLANGUAGE OF
BRAZIL?BRAZIL?
PORTUGUESE
WHAT IS THE STORMY, NARROW WHAT IS THE STORMY, NARROW WATERWAY IN S. AM. WATERWAY IN S. AM.
CONNECTING THE ATLANTIC TO CONNECTING THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC?THE PACIFIC?
THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
IS THE STORMY WATER WAY THAT CONNECTS THE PACIFIC TO THE
ATLANTIC
WHAT PYYSICAL FEATURE
CONNECTS NORTH AMERICA
TO SOUTH AMERICA?
ISTHMUS OF
PANAMA
THE COUNTRIES THAT MAKE A LAND BRIDGE
BETWEEN MEXICO AND SOUTH AMERICA ARE
CALLED?
CENTRAL AMERICA
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• THE ISLANDS OFF OF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA THAT ARE FAMOUS
FOR GIANT TURTLES ARE ?
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
WHAT
ARE
PAMPAS
?
PAMPAS:GRASSLAND IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF
SOUTH AMERICA. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THEY HEARD CATTLE AND
FARM.
• WHAT DOES THIS PICTURE ILLUSTRATE?
DEFORESTATION:DEFORESTATION:
THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE PROCESS OF CUTTING DOWN TREES WITHOUT DOWN TREES WITHOUT
REPLACING THEM, REPLACING THEM, PARTICULARLY RAINFORESTSPARTICULARLY RAINFORESTS
What are the effects of deforestation?
• Plants and animal species go extinct• Less oxygen available• The people who live in the rainforest
lose their homes and knowledge of the forest
WHAT CULTURES STRONGLY
INFLUENCED SOUTH AMERICA?
PORTUGAL&
SPAIN
What is the RELIGION of the MAJORITY
of the people of South America?
Catholocism
WHEN A COUNTRY RULES A LAND AND PEOPLE THAT ARE
FAR AWAY IS CALLED
?
COLONIZATION
What are some European countries located on a
peninsula?
SPAIN & Portugal
(Iberian)
Greece
(Balkan)
Italy-Italian
Norway/Sweden/Finland
(Scandanavian)
What are some contributions of the ancient
Greeks that continues to influence societies today?
Democratic republic
(government)
Architecture-arches and bridges; ideas
are used all over the world and the usa
What is a REVOLUTION?
A REVOLUTION IS A GREAT AND
OFTEN VIOLENT CHANGE
The industrial revolution was a time that became
important and people began to move and work in cities
It was a period of rapid industrialization in England,
which led to change in the way people lived.
WHO WERE MICHELANGELO AND LEONARDO DAVINCI?
FAMOUS ARTISTS
Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Michelangelo’s painting on the dome of the Sistine Chapel
What was a person who disagreed with the Catholic
Church called?
A PROTESTANT(Martin Luther was one)
What was the time period called that included a
rebirth of learning, art, and culture?
RENAISSANCE
WHAT LANGUAGE DOES THE WORD RENAISSANCE
COME FROM?
FRENCH
REVOLUTION=?
CHANGE
Which country is connected to Portugal?
SPAIN
Which mountains divide Europe and Asia?
URAL MOUNTAINS
What country borders the Black Sea?
How is the European Union working to expand trade in
Europe?
The EU is trying to expand trade in Europe by ending fees on
goods entering the countries. By doing this they are hoping
that more countries will participate in trading.
What continent is EAST of Europe?
Which country in Europe is closest to the continent of
Africa?
SPAIN
AFRICA
What 2 countries are in both Europe
AND Asia?
Turkey and Russia
What sea is between Italy and Greece?
ADRIATIC SEA
Which countries in Europe border the Black Sea?
Turkey and Russia
What country borders the Caspian Sea?
RUSSIA
The country of Greece borders which bodies of water?
Adriatic/Mediterranean/Aegean
What peninsula is the northernmost peninsula in
Europe?
The Scandinavian Peninsula
What happened to the U.S.S.R. IN 1991?
It broke up into 15 “republics”, freed of Russian control.
STUDY!
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