CARDINAL DIRECTIONS

IN SPANISH

NORTE =

SUR (OR SUD) =

ESTE =

OESTE =

NORTHSOUTH

EAST

WEST

1) El país al norte de Guatemala es __________________.

2) El país al sur de Paraguay es ______________.

3) El país al oeste de Venezuela es _________________.

4) El país al este de Cuba es_____________________.

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PREGUNTAS:

3) El país al oeste de Venezuela esCOLUMBIA.

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2) El país al sur de Paraguay es ARGENTINA.

4) El país al este de Cuba esREPÚBLICA DOMINICANA.

1) El país al norte de Guatemala esMÉXICO.

RESPUESTAS

¿Dónde se habla españolen el mundo?

Spanish Speaking Countries

Norteamérica

1. México

CentroaméricaEl Caribe

(Norteamérica)

2. Guatemala

3. El Salvador

4. Honduras

5. Nicaragua

6. Costa Rica

7. Panamá

8. Cuba

9. República

Dominicana10. Puerto Rico

Sudamérica

11. Venezuela

19. Uruguay

12. Colombia

13. Ecuador

17. Argentina

18. Paraguay

16. Chile

15. Bolivia

14. Perú

Europa

20. Spain

Equatorial Guinea

21.

Capital: Malabo

Equatorial GuineaCapital: Malabo

21.

México

Capital: México DF

Nacionalidad: méxicano

Guatemala

Capital: Ciudad de Guatemala

Nacionalidad: guatemalteco

El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

Nacionalidad: salvadoreño

Honduras

Capital: Tegucigalpa

Nacionalidad: hondureño

Nicaragua

Capital: Managua

Nacionalidad: nicaragüense

Costa Rica

Capital: San José

Nacionalidad: costariccense

Panamá

Capital: Ciudad de Panamá

Nacionalidad: panameño

Cuba

Capital: La Habana

Nacionalidad: cubano

República Dominicana

Capital: Santo Domingo

Nacionalidad: dominicano

Puerto Rico

Capital: San Juan

Nacionalidad: puertoriqueño

Venezuela

Capital: Caracas

Nacionalidad: venezolano

Colombia

Capital: Bogotá

Nacionalidad: colombiano

Ecuador

Capital: Quito

Nacionalidad: ecuatoriano

Perú

Capital: Lima

Nacionalidad: peruano

Bolivia

Capital: La Paz y Sucre

Nacionalidad: boliviano

Chile

Capital: Santiago

Nacionalidad: chileno

Argentina

Capital: Buenos Aires

Nacionalidad: argentino

Paraguay

Capital: Asunción

Nacionalidad: paraguayo

Uruguay

Capital: Montevideo

Nacionalidad: uruguayo

España

Capital: Madrid

Nacionalidad: español

Guinea Ecuatoriana

Capital: Malabo

Nacionalidad: ecuatoguineano

SpainCapital: Madrid

• Where Spanish language originated.• La madre patria (mother country) of Spanish

language

• Thanks to Columbus, was THE world power of the 16th and 17th centuries.

• Antonio Banderas

ColumbiaCapital: Bogotá

• Named after Christopher Columbus.

• Home of Shakira& Juanes.

EcuadorCapital: Quito

• Name means Equator, which passes through the country

• Country of the Galapagos Islands (iguanas!)

PeruCapital: Lima

• Capital of the Inca Empire. • Home of the famous ruins at

Machu Picchu.

• Setting for most recent Indiana Jones movie.

BoliviaCapital: La Paz*

• Named after S. American hero Simon Bolivar.

• Home of Lake Titicacaand Lake Poopo.

• Country actually has 2 capitals. Sucre is the constitutional and judicial capital.

ChileCapital: Santiago

• Easter Island off coast.

• Country of Nobel Prize poet Pablo Neruda.

ParaguayCapital: Asunción

• Rich Guarani Indian culture.

• 94% of the population speaks Guarani. Only 75% speak Spanish.

ArgentinaCapital: Buenos Aires

• Origin of the Tango.

• Famous Argentines:Evita & Che Guevara

Venezuela Capital: Caracas

• Home of great S. American liberator Simon Bolivar.

• Many famous baseballplayers: Ozzie Guillen,Andres Galaraga, and H.O.F. Luis Aparicio

UruguayCapital: Montevideo

• Very modern and developed country.

• Esteban Batista: FirstUruguayan NBA player.

GuatemalaCapital: Guatemala City

• Tikal: ancient Mayan ruins.

• Rigoberta Menchu:Nobel Peace Prize 1992

El SalvadorCapital: San Salvador

• Martyred civil-rights activist Archbishop Oscar Romero.

• Name means “The Savior”

HondurasCapital: Tegucigalpa

• Famous Honduran Americans:- Carlos Mencia (born in Honduras).- David Archuleta (Honduran mom). - America Ferrera (Honduran parents).

NicaraguaCapital: Managua

• Famous author/poet Reuben Dario

• Iran/Contra scandal in U.S. linked to funding Nicaragua’s Sandanistas mid 1980’s

Costa RicaCapital: San Jose

• President Oscar Arias Sanchez won Nobel Peace Prize in 1987

• Beautiful rainforests andEco-tourism.

PanamaCapital: Panama City

• Panama Canal links Atlantic and Pacific

• U.S. invaded in 1989 to capture Manuel Noriega

• Baseball H.O.F. Rod Carew

CubaCapital: Havana

• World famous for their cigars.

• Communist dictator Fidel Castro has been in power since 1959. Currently his brother Raul is the “official” head of state.

Fidel Raul

Dominican RepublicCapital: Santo Domingo

• Baseball is most popular sport. Many MLB stars came from the Dominican Republic including: David (Big Papi) Ortiz and Sammy Sosa.

• Island shares a border with French-speaking Haiti.

Puerto RicoCapital: San Juan

• Commonwealth of the United States. Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. citizenship.

• One of the last Spanish colonies in the Americas. (1898)

• Home of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Antony.

MexicoCapital: Mexico City

• Cuisine is a mix of European and indigenous ingredients.

• Capital of the Aztec Empire.

• Traditional music: Mariachi

• Rio Grande is its border with United States.

United StatesCapital: Washington D.C.

Effects of Spanish on U.S.:

• Spanish speakers: largest growing group in US.

• Over 52 million people in USA speak Spanish as primary language.

Spanish…a language of many people, a

language you are sure to use!

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