The United States, Canada, and Latin America

CONTENTSUnit 1Unit 1 Geography of the United States and Canada 1

How do people adapt to where they live?

Lesson 1: Major Landforms 2

Lesson 2: Major Waterways 10Map and Globe Skill: Use Latitude and Longitude Maps 15

Lesson 3: Natural Resources 16

Lesson 4: Climate Regions 24

Lesson 5: Environmental Challenges 32

Lesson 6: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans 40

Review and Assess/Test Preparation 44

Big Idea Activities 46

Unit 2Unit 2 United States and Canada: From Past to Present 47

How do people affect the history and culture of a region?

Lesson 1: History of the United States 48

Lesson 2: History of Canada 56Map and Globe Skill: Use a Historical Map 63

Lesson 3: First Peoples 64Lesson 4: United States Government 74

Chart & Graph Skill: Read Parallel Time Lines 79

Lesson 5: Canada’s Government 80

Lesson 6: Cultures and Lifestyles of the United States 84

Lesson 7: Cultures and Lifestyles of Canada 92

Review and Assess/Test Preparation 100

Big Idea Activities 102

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Unit 3 The United States and Canada Today 103

How does the economy affect people’s lives?

Lesson 1: Economic Regions of the United States 104

Lesson 2: Economic Regions of Canada 112

Lesson 3: The United States, Canada, and the World 118Map and Globe Skill: Compare Maps at Different Scales 123

Lesson 4: Environmental Issues 124Chart and Graph Skill: Compare Line and Circle Graphs 129

Review and Assess/Test Preparation 130

Big Idea Activities 132

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Unit 4 Physical Geography of Latin America 133

How does geography affect civilizations?

Lesson 1: Landforms 134Map and Globe Skill: Use a Time Zone Map 139

Lesson 2: Waterways 140

Lesson 3: A Wealth of Natural Resources 144

Lesson 4: The Columbian Exchange 148

Lesson 5: Climate 152Chart and Graph Skill: Use a Climograph 159

Review and Assess/Test Preparation 160

Big Idea Activities 162

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Unit 5 History and Culture of Latin America 163

How do civilizations change?

Lesson 1: Native Americans 164

Map and Globe Skill: Use Charts to Compare Cultures 172

Lesson 2: Colonial Rule 174

Map and Globe Skill: Make a Historical map 182

Lesson 3: Forming New Nations 184Map and Globe Skill: Use a Battle Map 191

Lesson 4: Political and Economic Challenges 192

Lesson 5: The People of Latin America 200

Lesson 6: Latin American Culture 206

Review and Assess/Test Preparation 212

Big Idea Activities 214

Unit 6 Latin America Today 215

What causes a society to grow?

Lesson 1: Mexico 216

Lesson 2: Central America 224

Lesson 3: The Caribbean 232Map and Globe Skill: Use a Cartogram 237

Lesson 4: Brazil 238

Lesson 5: Argentina 244

Lesson 6: Other Countries of South America 250

Review and Assess/Test Preparation 258

Big Idea Activities 260

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