This week, lets have our meeting on Wednesday so we can discuss any questions you have before the quiz on Thursday. I will post a link to the meeting here and on Edmodo on Wednesday morning (we’ll still meet at 1:30).
Latin America Government and Economy study guide – completed
Linked below is a narrated powerpoint to review government and economies of Latin America. To view/hear this powerpoint. Open or download it, click Enable Editing, click Enable Content.
Click Slide Show (up at the top), click From Beginning (on the left)
Be sure you have your speakers on to hear the narration
Latin-American-Governments-and-Economies
Standards of Focus:
SS6CG1 Compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Explain citizen participation in autocratic, and democratic governments. [i.e. the role of
citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and
Brazil (presidential democracy)].
b. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and
presidential.
SS6E1 Analyze different economic systems.
a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions
of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
b. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure
market and pure command.
c. Compare and contrast the basic types of economic systems found in Mexico, Cuba, and
Brazil.
SS6E2 Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Latin America.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and
embargos.
c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between
nations.
d. Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
SS6E3 Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or
absence in Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico.
a. Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.
b. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and
gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
c. Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and
technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
d. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
e. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
SS6E4 Analyze different economic systems.
a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions
of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
b. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure
market and pure command.
c. Describe the economic system of Canada.
Tuesday, May 5
Complete study guide, review using narrated powerpoint Latin American Governments and Economies.
Wednesday, May 6
Teams Meeting, 1:30-2:00 – to answer any questions you have before the quiz
Thursday, May 7
Latin America Government and Economy Quiz
You do not have anything to turn in this week. You also do not have to tell me what you get on the quiz, I will get a report with everyone’s grades. We will not have any glitches with the quiz this time!