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NamePeriod 2World Geography IAMr. JohnsonSpring, 2009
(remove all italicized text as you answer the questions in this slideshow)
El El Salvador Salvador
National SymbolsNational Symbols
Insert El Salvador’s flag, Coat of Arms, and any other emblem you deem important.
What is the What is the significance of the significance of the colors/design:colors/design:•on on El Salvador’s flag?•on its on its Coat of Arms?
LocationLocation
•Name the major Name the major bodies of water on its bodies of water on its coastline. coastline. •What countries What countries border El Salvador?border El Salvador?•Is El Salvador Is El Salvador landlocked??
Insert a more detailed political map than the one at lower left.
(Answer both of these questions)
Tectonic ActivityTectonic Activity
•Discuss the Discuss the significance of El significance of El Salvador’s position on Salvador’s position on the the Pacific Ring of Fire. •How important is How important is tectonic activity to El Salvador’s past and present?
(Answer both of these questions)
Show where major volcanoes of El Salvador are located on a map.
El Salvador’s geographyEl Salvador’s geography•Show the unique Show the unique geographic features geographic features that can be found in the that can be found in the unstable unstable volcanic terrain.
Insert a physical map here.
El SalvadorEl Salvador Climate ClimateCharacterize Characterize the typical weather patterns in El SalvadorEl Salvador throughout the throughout the calendar year.calendar year.
Insert a climagraph that illustrates El Salvador ’s climate in San Salvador.
Capital CityCapital City
• What is What is El Salvador’s largest city?
• What is its absolute location?What is its absolute location?• What are its other important What are its other important
functions besides functions besides government?government?
(Answer at least two of these questions)
Post a large picture of a capital city scene including its latitude and longitude.
El SalvadoranEl Salvadoran Government Government
•Describe the Describe the government of El Salvador and tell and tell whether or not it is whether or not it is democratic.democratic.•Tell how people are Tell how people are chosen to lead the chosen to lead the country and for how country and for how long their terms should long their terms should be.be.
Insert picture of political leader along with his name and the political party he represents
(Answer both of these questions)
•What goods and services What goods and services are produced in are produced in El El SalvadorSalvador ??
•What What unit of currency does El Salvador now use?
Economy of El salvadorEconomy of El salvador
(Answer at least two of these questions)(Answer at least two of these questions)
Portray El Salvadoran currency before 2002
OAS member?OAS member?
What is a What is a maquiladora??What What problems are are associated with associated with this program??
Living StandardLiving Standard
•According to a study, how does According to a study, how does the the El SalvadorEl Salvadoran an Standard of Standard of Living compare with that of other Living compare with that of other countries?countries?•What is its What is its Human Development Index?•What stalls What stalls El SalvadorEl Salvador’s ’s development?development?•Has any of this changed Has any of this changed recently?recently?
(Answer at least two of these questions)
AgricultureAgriculture
•What percent of the land is What percent of the land is arable? •What proportion of What proportion of El Salvador’s workforce is involved in agriculture?• How does agriculture figure How does agriculture figure into El Salvador’s GDP?into El Salvador’s GDP?
Insert a picture showing this country’s agricultural methods/crops.
(Answer at least two of these questions)
El Salvador environmentalismEl Salvador environmentalism
•What are El Salvador’s most What are El Salvador’s most serious ecological issues?•How are they being addressed How are they being addressed (or are (or are they)?they)?•What is beneficial about its What is beneficial about its ecotourism?
(Answer at least two of these questions)
Population PyramidPopulation Pyramid
What major trends do What major trends do recent bar graph changes indicate relating to:•birth rate?birth rate?•health care?health care?•the elderly?the elderly?
(Answer at least two of these questions)
Insert a population pyramid then analyze it.
Guatemalan MilitaryGuatemalan Military
•Describe Guatemala’s Describe Guatemala’s military capability.•What connection does What connection does the United States have to the United States have to Guatemalan military training?
Customs and TraditionsCustoms and Traditions
•Tell about the important customs and traditions celebrated in El Salvador
•What tradition may discontinue?
(Answer both of these questions)
El Salvadoran CuisineEl Salvadoran Cuisine
•What kinds of food do What kinds of food do El Salvadorans traditionally prepare?
Insert a picture of typical El Salvadoran cooking. If you post an entire recipe in this space, be sure to attribute it using the links page.
Sports and recreationSports and recreationWhat are El Salvador’s What are El Salvador’s most popular sports?most popular sports?•Is Is football (soccer) important there?
Tourism in El SalvadorTourism in El Salvador
•Tell about the Tell about the points of interest in El Salvador that people from other countries may be interested in visiting.
•What sites do the What sites do the tour guides recommend?
Pre-ColombianPre-Colombian
What What civilizations existed in El Salvador before the Europeans arrived?
El Salvador TimelineEl Salvador TimelineUse this timeline to name at least Use this timeline to name at least five important five important historical events of El Salvador
IndependenceIndependence First ParliamentFirst Parliament Name of Event 3Name of Event 3 Name of Event 4Name of Event 4 Name of Event 5Name of Event 5
18211821 2nd Date2nd Date 3rd Date3rd Date 4th Date4th Date 5th Date5th Date
Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event Description of EventDescription of Event
Colonial historyColonial history
•What What country colonized El Salvador?•When did El Salvador gain its When did El Salvador gain its independence?independence?
Current EventCurrent Event•What is What is an important current event involving this country? •Summarize important news Summarize important news stories.stories.
Post and caption a picture this event has generated.
SummarySummary•What new insight did you get while What new insight did you get while researching this project? Anything totally researching this project? Anything totally unexpected?unexpected?•If you were to visit El Salvador, where If you were to visit El Salvador, where would you most want to go?would you most want to go?
Links to El SalvadorLinks to El Salvador• CIA.gov/the-world-factbook/El Salvador• BBC.co.uk/country_profiles/ElSalvador• Wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador• World Atlas.com/El SalvadorWorld Atlas.com/El Salvador• State.gov/El SalvadorState.gov/El Salvador• LonelyPlanet.com/el-salvadorLonelyPlanet.com/el-salvador• Infoplease.com/El SalvadorInfoplease.com/El Salvador• Travel. National Geographic.com/elsalvadorTravel. National Geographic.com/elsalvador• Trek Earth.com/gallery/Central_America/El_Salvador/Trek Earth.com/gallery/Central_America/El_Salvador/• Mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/el-salvador/GEOGRAPHYMongabay.com/reference/country_studies/el-salvador/GEOGRAPHY
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