Lesson 7

February 3, 2015

Tue, Feb 3

Review:

• Quiz 2 Results
• North America-Agriculture-Archer Daniels Midland follow up story

Presentation:

• Press Conference
  • US-Cuba relations: WSJ article; Economist article
  • Mexico’s President
  • US-Mexico Relations
• Geography of Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
  • Study this map of the region. Know all countries and key cities. 
    

    

  • Sample locations I might ask you to identify
    • Countries: Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic.
    • Capitals: Mexico City, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Managua, San Jose, San Salvador
    • Major Cities: Guadalajara, Juarez, Tijuana, Monterrey
    • States/Regions/Landmarks: Yucatan Peninsula, Baja Peninsula, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Panama Canal
• Mexico’s Drug War
  • BBC Documentary
    • Tijuana
    • Juarez
    • Sinaloa
    • Mexican people (including politicians, police, journalists, etc) – “Plata o plomo“
    • Corridos – glorification of gang leaders & lifestyles
    • Central America – guerrillas and migrants

Assignment:

• Study Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Geography
• Watch “Which Way Home” and “World’s Most Dangerous Gang”
• Research Topic Idea(s) due in 1 week