D: 11/22/10A: Notes on Central AmericaS: What countries make up Central America?H: Aztec codex Due Wed.
w.o.d: eco-tourists
Word of the Day
WORD
Eco-tourist
DEIFINTION
People who
travel to other
countries to
enjoy its
Natural
wonders.
SENTENCE
Eco-tourist
travel to
Central
America to
enjoy its
rainforests.
PICTURE
I. Land
a. Sits where plates meet causes many volcanoes & earthquakes
b. Volcanic eruptions in the Central Highlands make soil very fertile
c. The low lands on either side of the highlands create many lakes
d. Made up of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
II. Climate
a. Mostly tropical
b. Mountains regions are cool year-round
c. In the Lowlands May to November is warm & rainy and December to April it is hot & dry
d. Hurricanes hit in fall and summer
III. Economy
a. Farming – 50% of the people are farmers
i. The wealthy own plantations of coffee, bananas, sugarcane & cotton
ii. Substance Farms for families grow beans, corn and rice and raise livestock
IV. Rainforests
a. Give expensive woods like mahogany & rosewood
b. New medicine is developed from plants
c. Lumbering is done by cutting down trees which is ruining the trees
d. Some forest are set aside for eco-tourism
V. Industry
a. Very few factories but they do make clothes, computer chips & medicines, People who do not farm work here
b. Tourism is a growing market to Central America
IV. Panama Canal
a. Stretches across Panama to allow ships to travel from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
b. Ships have to pay a fee to use it.
VII. History
a. Settled by the Mayans until the Spanish took over
b. Today all countries are democratic some have presidents but Belize has a parliamentary-democracy
VIII. Daily Life
– Most people live in Guatemala speak Native American languages and are Roman-Catholic
– Salsa is the number one music and dance.
– Baseball & futbol (soccer) are the number one sports
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