Blueprint for Debate: Central vs South AmericaBlueprint for Debate: Central vs South America

• Skim pg. 217-254; • Create a Culture Chart: Write the Pro’s and Con’s of

each element of culture that you find for Central and South America.

• Each member in your group will have the same info;

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Most Successful?Most Successful?

Debate: Prove that your region is most Debate: Prove that your region is most successful!!successful!!

• Focus on the Positives about your region and the negatives about the other based on these issues:

1. Economy? Trading goods, GNP/GDP, Breakdown countries and their products, imports and exports, (Economic Success vs. Economic Failure)

2. Government? Types of Gov’t, Strong vs Weak, Corruption, Laws, Good leaders vs Bad leaders (past and present)

3. Arts and Literature? What good things they have brought to society? Tourism;

4. Educational Focus? Prove that your region has a better educational system; Graduation, Colleges;

5. Military? Strong/Weak/Main Focus/Wars; 6. Allies? What can you offer vs. what your opponents cannot? 7. Geographical Advantages vs. Your Opponents Disadvantages!!

Landforms that help, climate, natural disasters, etc… 8. Social Structure? Classes of people, rich vs poor, welfare systems, birth

and death rates, life expectancy, population, etc… 9. Add any other element or idea.