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Indigenous Brazilian man playing a wooden flute in the Amazon Panflutes have been excavated from South America all the way north to Canada with oldest known examples dating back to 4200 BC

Table of Contents Introduction 1 Geography 1 1 Climates of South America 1 2 Factors That Affect Climate 1 3 The Amazon River 1 4 The Amazon Rainforest 1 5 Forest Tiers 1 6 Mega Diversity 1 7 Geography Questions 2 History of South America 2 1 Pre Colombian History 2 2 The Inca Empire 2 3 The Conquest 2 4 The Fall 2 5 Encomienda 2 6 The Latin Revolutions 2 7 Gran Colombia Simon Bolivar 2 8 Argentina Chile Jose San Martin 2 9 Monroe Doctrine 2 10 The Cold War 2 11 Dictatorships 2 12 The Beginning of Democracy 2 13 The Rise of the Pink Tide 2 14 South America History Questions 3 Modern South America 3 1 Urbanization 3 2 Rio del Plata Basin 3 3 South American Transport 3 4 Economic Alliances 3 5 Cultural Regions of South America 4 Bolivarian or Gran Colombian Region 4 1 Colombia 4 2 Mestizaje Heritage 4 3 Ecuador 4 4 Galapagos 4 5 Venezuela 4 6 Venezuela Falls 4 7 Bolivarian Questions 4 8 Reading Assignment Assassination of Environmental Officers 5 The Guianas 5 1 Guyana 5 2 Suriname 5 3 French Guiana 5 4 Guianas Questions 4 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 26 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 39 40 41 42 44 46 48 54 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 72 74 76 78 80 82 83 86 88 90 92 94 6 Brazil Luso Region 6 1 Carnival 6 2 Political Corruption 6 3 Independent of Brazil 6 4 Brazilian Economy 6 5 Brazil Questions 6 6 Reading Assignment Slavery in Brazil 6 7 People of the Amazon 6 8 Amazon People Questions 6 9 Reading Assignment Equador Tribe Wins Legal Battle 7 South America s Southern Cone 7 1 Argentina 7 2 Argentina s Economy 7 3 Chile 7 4 Southern Cone Questions 7 5 Reading Assignment Nazis in South America 8 The Gaucho Region 8 1 Paraguay 8 2 Uruguay 9 Andean Region 9 1 The Andean Mountains 9 2 Andean Culture 9 3 Traditional Textiles 9 4 Andean Animals 9 5 Peru 9 6 Qhapaq Nan 9 7 Bolivia 10 The Coca 10 1 Chemical Addiction 10 2 Pablo Escobar 10 3 The War on Drugs 10 4 Andean Region Questions 11 Project Assignment 96 98 100 102 104 106 107 108 112 114 116 118 122 124 126 128 130 132 134 136 138 140 142 144 146 148 150 152 154 156 158 160 152

How to use this tool The Great World Adventure is a guide or tool intended to provoke interest based learning It is not an exhaustive study We suggest you add books and movies to expand on your understanding of each region but also delve deeper into topics you find interesting Please be prepared to spend between 8 and 12 weeks per module and take your time to get to know the people the culture the food the art and the history of each region You will also find flags of the countries covered in this study at the back of this book Cut them out laminate if you want to and use them to memorize the flags of each country You can A NOTE ON FILMS AND BOOKS also learn to name their capitals or other information you would Please use your discretion We each like to remember have different levels of tolerance where violence and or sexuality is concerned We suggest that you read through the your book and watch and our children are of different ages the suggested YouTube clips we have linked through QR codes Please take care to select what will be appropriate for your family s values We would also like to suggest that you subscribe to the Premium Edition of YouTube while working on this book so that you do not have to watch ads Learning the names of rivers mountains and water bodies are important only in the context of understanding their significance and what impact they have on the people and history The geographic maps in this portfolio can be copied for practice In highly detailed maps we suggest you number and re number what you are trying to memorize with each copy you make Advanced Assignment Optional Design an exciting 10 day cultural tour of South America for your family Develop a proposed itinerary and a presentation to convince them to take the trip you have planned for them research facts about the destination schedule an itinerary of activities mark the location of each place on a map calculate costs for this tour and submit a budget 4 Understanding South America

Going above and beyond Research traditional meals and ingredients from one of the countries you have learned about and use the meal as an opportunity to present your research assignment to your family and friends Invite a family or person from South America to join in your feast and learn from them about their country and their culture Beautiful cookbooks we have found Gran Cocina Latina Maricel E Presilla 978 0393050691 Peru The Cookbook Gast n Acurio 978 0714869209 The Food of Argentina Ross Dobson and Rachel Tolosa Paz 978 1925418712 Suggested documentaries and films 1 Rio 2011 2 Emperors New Groove 2000 3 Up 2009 4 Jungle 2017 R 5 The Rundown 2003 6 Evita 1996 PG 7 Amazonia 2013 G 8 The Lost City of Z 2017 PG13 9 Embrace of the Serpent 2016 10 Encanto The Great World Adventure 5

South America Destination World The Road to Machu Picchu 6 Understanding South America

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How do we Classify Climates Crash Course Geography 13 The Great World Adventure 2022 9

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NASA The Ocean A Driving Force for Weather and Climate The Great World Adventure 2022 11

NG Wild The Beauty and Danger of the Amazon River The Amazon s Boiling River 12 Understanding South America

BBC Earth Pink River Dolphins The Great World Adventure 2022 13

The Extreme Life Of A Sloth The Anaconda is a Heavyweight of Snakes Nat Geo Wild 14 Understanding South America

Wild Amazon National Geographic Rainforest 101 The Great World Adventure 2022 15

The Rainforest and Its Layers 16 Understanding South America

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Why is Biodiversity so important TedEd The Great World Adventure 2022 19

1 7 Georaphy Questions 1 7 1 Describe the characteristics of tropical climate 1 7 2 Describe the characteristics of subtropical climate 1 7 3 Describe the characteristics of temperate climate 1 7 4 Describe the characteristics of highland climate 1 7 5 Why does South America have such a large variety of climates on one continent 20 Understanding South America

1 7 6 How would you describe the rain shadow effect 1 7 7 What makes the Amazon river unique 1 7 8 Why is the Amazon Rainforest in danger 1 7 9 What does the term Mega Diverse mean 1 7 10 Why is biodiversity important The Great World Adventure 2022 21

1 7 11 Practice naming the countries in South America 22 Understanding South America

1 7 12 Can you find the Amazon River on your map of South America 1 7 13 Name the key rivers for each of the following countries a Venezuela b Colombia c Brazil d Peru e Argentina 1 7 14 Why do you think forests grow in tiers The Great World Adventure 2022 23

1 7 14 Rivers practice map

Pre Columbian America The Norte Chico and the Peruvian Preceramic The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire 26 Understanding South America What the Remains of the Muisca People Can Teach Us Maize The Engine of American Civilization

Pachamama Film Trailer The Great World Adventure 2022 27

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Tiwanaku Part 1 The City Tiwanaku Part 2 The Empire The Great World Adventure 2022 29

Tordesillas How the Pope Divided the World between Spain and Portugal 30 Understanding South America

European Conquest of the Americas The Great World Adventure 2022 31

Legends Summarized El Dorado The Spanish Empire Crash Course History 32 Understanding South America

War Dogs Dogs used in classical and medieval warfare History of the Inca Empire Documentary The Great World Adventure 2022 33

Labor Slavery and Caste in Spanish America APUSH Unit 1 Topic 5 1 5 Barolome de las Ca sas Changing Your Min d 34 Understanding South America

New Spain The Great World Adventure 2022 35

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The History Machine Latin American Independence The Great World Adventure 2022 37

Simon Bolivar Extra History Playlist 38 Understanding South America

The Wrong Hero San Martin Latin American Revolutions Crash Course World History Why Didn t the Spanish Colonies Unify Like the USA The Great World Adventure 2022 39

The Monroe Doctrine Simplified 40 Understanding South America Monroe Doctrine Parody

USA vs USSR Fight The Cold War The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis The Great World Adventure 2022 41

Operation Condor Terror in South America 42 Understanding South America

America s History Of Meddling In Foreign Elections Five Worst South American Dictators The Great World Adventure 2022 43

War and Nation Building in latin America Latin America protests Why are people taking to the streets 44 Understanding South America

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Political Spectrums Explained Why is there left wing and right wing 46 Understanding South America

Political Philosophy Part 2 Social and Economics The Great World Adventure 2022 47

2 14 South America History Questions 2 14 1 Who is Pachamama to the people in South America 2 14 2 What importance did gold play to the people of South America 2 14 3 What was their economy built on if not gold 2 14 4 Who were the Inca if not the civilization we refer to 2 14 5 What was the significance of fabric in Tawantisuyu society 2 14 6 Why did the Spanish come to South America 2 14 7 What was the Treaty of Tordesillas 48 Understanding South America

2 14 8 Who gave the Spanish this right 2 14 9 What three factors played a role in weakening the Empire Pizarro attacked 2 14 10 What is El Dorado 2 14 11 What are the Encomienda and why were they reviled by locals 2 14 12 Explain the Spanish caste system as implemented in their colonies The Great World Adventure 2022 49

2 14 13 Who was Simon Bolivar and why is he an important person in South America history 2 14 14 Who was Jose San Marin and why is he and important person in South American history 50 Understanding South America