South America

MAJOR LANGUAGES SPOKEN

• Spanish and Portuguese

goverment

• Latin America is mad up of several countries
• meaning there are several diffrent types.
• The Human Rights situation in Latin
• America varies considerably country to country.

religions and beliefs

• They are Catholic roman
• Worships the same god

urban/ rual

• most people live in the city
• there homes are modern

Family relationships

• people have smaller famillies

SOCIAL STRUTURE/WEALTH

• What social groups (classes) exist in the region? In Mexico the social class is mainly low and poor.
• Is wealth concentrated or more evenly spread out? The wealth is more concentrated in Latin America

WHAT ARE THEIR FASHIONS, LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND ART LIKE? WHO ARE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ARTISTS IN THE REGION? SOME FAMOUS ARTISTS ARE FERNADO BOTERO AND GLORIA ESTEFAN.

• THE FASHION IS MORE UNIQUE AND TRADITIONAL IN LATIN AMERICA, IT'S BEEN THE SAME LONG DRESSES WITH JEWELS FOR WOMEN. THEIR MUSIC CONSISTS OF POP, ROCK, AND JAZZ. SOME OF THE ART LIKE DANCE IS TANGO AND SALSA.

HOW DO PEOPLE EDUCATE THEIR YOUNG?

• MOST OF THEM DON'T EDUCATE THEIR KIDS, USUALLY THEY START WORK AT A YOUNG AGE TO HELP OUT THEIR FAMILY.
• WHAT DO CHILDREN LEARN AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL?
• WE'LL NOTHING BECAUSE MOST OF THEM DON'T GO TO SCHOOL. BUT MAYBE DO CHORES AND RESPECT THEIR PARENTS.

LAND USE:

• HOW IS LAND OWNED AND SHARED?
• MOST LAND IS OWNED IF YOU BUY IT FOR A HOUSE, AND SOME FAMILIES SHARE A HOUSE CALLED DUPLEXES.
• IS LAND USED FOR FARMING, LIVESTOCK, OR MANUFACTURING?
• THE LAND IS ALSO MAINLY USED FOR FARMING, BECAUSE IT'S KNOWN FOR IT'S CROPS.

TRADING NETWORKS

• WHAT KINDS OF GOODS AND SERVICES DO PEOPLE EXCHANGE?
• THE PEOPLE EXCHANGE MACHINERY EQUIPMENT, AND FOODS.
• WHAT ITEMS DO THEY TRADE WITH THOSE OUTSIDE THE REGION?
• WHAT ITEMS DO THEY TRADE WITH THOSE OUTSIDE THE REGION
• THEY TRADE FRUITS THAT SOME COUNTRIES DON'T HAVE, OILS, CAR PARTS, AND OTHER ITEMS THAT COUNTRIES NEED.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN MINORITY GROUPS IN THE REGION? THE POOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS AND LIVE IN A BAD AREA. HOW EQUALLY ARE MEN AND WOMEN TREATED? SOME OF THE COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA, THE MEN AND WOMEN ARE TREATED EQUALLY.