Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Geography:IN: What country is the farthest south in the

Western Hemisphere? Predict it’s climate.

Content Objective: Students will locate physical and human features and evaluate their implications for society by describing the various regions of Chile and determining how humans interact with them in a persuasive letter to a friend.

Point to the classroom wall I’d have to go through to get to Chile.

Key Words:

Region- A group of places with at least 1 common characteristic. Places can be joined by:

Physical features such as mountains, oceans…

Human features such as languages, religion…

Often country, state, or city borders are drawn along the same lines as regions. Example:

Most of FLORIDA’s borders are defined by ocean

Region Continued…

Sometimes regions extend beyond country, state, or city borders. Example:

The Rocky Mountain region of the USA consists of at least 7 states.

Or the Big 10 Athletic Conference

How many regions does Chile have?

Chile- Profile

Population: 17,094,270Capital: Santiago- Huge city (6 Million people)

Think-Pair-Share- What % of Chile population lives in Santiago?

Human Characteristics

Language= SpanishReligion= Roman Catholic (divorce

illegal)History= Many years under military

dictatorship- Agusto Pinochet Many were killed, but country=

peaceful & democratic now.

Physical Characteristics- North

Very dry- desert, mountains, coastAtacama Desert= driest in world. -Never recorded rain.

Economy/ Business- North

Desert= very rich in minerals- copper, iron, molybdenumProduces 1/3 of the world’s copper.

What happened recently to 1 of Chile’s copper mines?Video 1Video 2

Physical Characteristics- Central

Andes Mountains: HUGE!! Create border between Argentina and Chile

-Valleys, rivers, coast. Climate= similar to Colorado

Physical Characteristics- Central

Aconcagua (22,814) = Tallest mountain in Western Hemisphere (also border of Argentina- guards)

Economy/ Business- Central

Wine= grown in valleys between mountains.

$1.3 billion/ year (5th largest exporter in world)

Physical Characteristics- South

Coast, islands, rain forestClimate= wet, cold

(Village = only accessible by boat)

Physical Characteristics- South

Volcanoes

Earthquakes & Tsunamis

Physical Characteristics- South

Mountains, glaciers, tundra (Tip of South America)

Economy/ Business- South

Fishing- Seabass & Salmon

Tourism-

OUT:

Write a letter to (friend) . You are trying to persuade (convince) him/ her to travel to Chile. You must include: -Who you are & why you’re writing-Why someone would want to come to Chile

-Describe what there is to see/ do:-The Northern Regions of Chile-The Central Regions of Chile-The Southern Regions of Chile

-Why someone wouldn’t want to travel to Chile.