Latin America Project

For this project, you have been assigned a country.  Use the resources listed below to locate the information about your country.  Do not forget to cite your sources. You can either use Noodletools, or you can fill out a source sheet.

 

Subscription Databases

 Culture Grams - Click on World Edition and then select your country.

Image Quest - Use this site to find images.

  World Geography: Understanding a Changing World  - Trial Subscription - See Mrs. Young for login/password

Online Encyclopedias

 Encyclopedia Britannica - Click on Middle School and then use the search box to type in your country.

World Book Online - Select "World Book Student" then search for your country.

Websites

CIA World Factbook  
Encyclopedia of the Nations  

El Salvador
Deforestation in El Salvador 
El Salvador: The Problem with Water 
International Ecological Engineering Society- Scroll down to section titled "Water Contamination"

Peru
PBS: The Toxic Shimmer of Gold 
 BBC News: Gold Mine Sparks Battle in Peru  
Illegal Gold Mining in Peru 

Brazil

The Burning Amazon
The Disappearing Rainforests
Be An Amazon Activist
The Amazon: The World's Largest Rainforest

Chile
Air Pollution In Chile
Chile Fights Air Pollution In Santiago 
Environmental Issues In Chile

Mexico 
Environmental Conditions in Mexico 
 The Urban and Industrial Environment - Look at #2 
 BBC News: Mexico's Dirty Truth 

Jamaica 
Jamaica's Land Reclamation and Coral Reef Damages
Coral Reefs Endangered in Jamaica
The Coral Reefs Of Jamaica
Survival of the Mangroves

Costa Rica
Tourism Threatens Costa Rica Eco-Paradise
Could Climate Change Impact Costa Rica?
Costa Rica at a Crossroads
Conservation in Costa Rica

Venezuela
Pollution and Deforestation in Venezuela
BBC News: Venezuela Energy Overview 
Large Lakes In Venezuela Suffer Pollution