Latin America
Chapter 9: Spatial Inequality in Mexico - From Cardboard to Castles
In this chapter, students learn about the process of urbanization and the patterns of inequality that exist in urban areas.
Objectives
Students will
• identify causes and consequences of urbanization.
• explain how spatial inequality affects people living in Mexico City.
• examine standards of living around the world to understand that spatial inequality exists on a global scale.
Chapter 12: Land Use Conflict in the Amazon Rainforest
In this lesson, students learn about groups that have competing interests in how to preserve and use the resources of the Amazon rainforest.
Objectives
Students will
• examine groups that have an interest in the preservation or use of the resources of the Amazon rainforest.
• analyze and discuss a series of questions to help them understand the competing viewpoints of these various groups.
• investigate ideas from around the world about how to address land use conflict in the rainforest and determine which would be most applicable to the Amazon region.
* Please note that we use the Geography Alive! program, created by Teachers' Curriculum Institute*
In this chapter, students learn about the process of urbanization and the patterns of inequality that exist in urban areas.
Objectives
Students will
• identify causes and consequences of urbanization.
• explain how spatial inequality affects people living in Mexico City.
• examine standards of living around the world to understand that spatial inequality exists on a global scale.
Chapter 12: Land Use Conflict in the Amazon Rainforest
In this lesson, students learn about groups that have competing interests in how to preserve and use the resources of the Amazon rainforest.
Objectives
Students will
• examine groups that have an interest in the preservation or use of the resources of the Amazon rainforest.
• analyze and discuss a series of questions to help them understand the competing viewpoints of these various groups.
• investigate ideas from around the world about how to address land use conflict in the rainforest and determine which would be most applicable to the Amazon region.
* Please note that we use the Geography Alive! program, created by Teachers' Curriculum Institute*