¡El Mundo Hispanohablante!

Objectives

What are some myths about Spanish speaking people?

How many Spanish speaking countries are there?

Where are they on the map?What are their capitals?

Who is from a Spanish speaking country?

How many Spanish speaking countries are there?

There are over

There are 4 main regions

México y CentroaméricaEl CaribeSudaméricaEspaña

(Technically, España is in Europe)

4 Main Regions (cont.)

Mexico y Centroamérica

El Caribe

Sudamérica

España

Countries and Capitals

Let’s look at some maps!!

México y Centroamérica

México Mexico City In Spanish… Mexico City = (La Ciudad de México)

Guatemala Guatemala Belice* Belmopan El Salvador San Salvador Honduras Tegucigalpa Nicaragua Managua Costa Rica San José Panamá Panamá

El Caribe

Cuba La HabanaLa Republica Santo Domingo

DominicanaPuerto Rico San Juan

Sudamérica

Venezuela Caracas Colombia Bogotá Ecuador Quito Perú Lima Bolivia La Paz, Sucre Chile Santiago Argentina Buenos Aires Paraguay Asuncion Uruguay Montevideo

España

España Madrid

Additional countries

Guam: Capital = Hagåtña US Territory (near Asia) O.L. = English

Filipinas: Capital = Manila US Territory (near Asia) O.L. = English

Guinea Ecuatorial: Capital = Malabo Country in Africa O.L. = Spanish &

French

Medieval History of Spain

• Spain used to be divided into kingdoms• The Moors conquered a large part of southern

Spain.• It took Christians 800 years to regain control

– There were many “Holy Wars”

• The Spanish Inquisition– An attempt to make sure everyone was Christian– Many were killed

A Brief History of Spain

National Geographic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZQG2bTwIqY

Student Production

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfKFTHhCd-s

Self Check

What are some myths about Spanish speaking people?

How many Spanish speaking countries are there?

Can you describe the brief history of Spain?

Can you name at least 5 Spanish speaking countries and their capitals?

http://z.about.com/d/geography/1/0/x/K/samerica.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/geography/1/0/7/I/spain.jpg

Countries song

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v95FATsydI

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpYkL4ejW8U

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKle4UFMjXI&feature=related