Latin Road Trip
By: Daniel Eissing
Starting Point - Austin TX
Relative location: South part of the country
2 Physical locations: Lake Travis, Republic Square (Park)
2 Human locations: Lake Travis High School, South Congress
Modification to the environment: Built Lake Travis.
Accommodation to the environment: Built A/C for hot summers.
How we depend on the government: Money, and laws.
2 Examples of movement: Live Music, Google Fiber.
Regions:
1. English speaking.
2. Houses are used for shelter and to sleep in.
3. We have guns to protect ourselves.
4. Diverse religion
Stop 1 - Mexico City, Mexico
Relative location: Middle East of the country.
2 Physical locations: Islas Revilagigedo (Mountains), Chapultepec.
2 Human locations: Frida Kahlo Museum, National Anthropology Museum.
Modification to the environment: They built boroughs.
Accommodation to the environment: Built houses on the hills in the city and suburbs.
How do people depend on the government: To provide money to survive.
2 Examples of movement: Drug Cartel, Mexican Food
Regions (In order: Language, History, Education, Religion):
1. Spanish-speaking
2. Founded August 15th, 1521
3. Highest literacy rate in the country
4. Mostly Roman Catholicism
Stop 2 - Bogota, Columbia
Relative Location: In the middle of the country
2 Physical locations: Parque Natural Chicaque, Mount Monserrate
2 Human locations: Gold Museum, Museo Nacional
1 Modification to the environment: Building roads through the city
1 Accommodation to the environment: Making the forests a tourist attraction
2 Examples of movement: Knowledge (many museums), Mining (the main job there).
Regions (In order: Language, History, Education, Creative expression):
1. Spanish Speaking
2. Founded on August 6th, 1538
3. Many educational systems, many museums
4. Lots of art
Stop 3 - Brasilia, Brazil
Relative Location: Middle of the country
2 Physical locations: Salto do Itiquira Waterfall, Chapada Imperial Nature Reserve
2 Human locations: Santaurio Dom Bosco, Catedral Metropolitana
1 Modification to the environment: Building a city
1 Accommodation to the environment: Wearing less clothing because of the heat
2 Examples of movement: Construction and services
Regions (In order: Language, History, Creative Expression, Religion):
1.Portuguese
2. April 21, 1960
3. Carnivals
4. Catholicism
Final Destination - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Relative Location: South, near the pacific ocean
2 Physical locations: Paseo de Palermo, Lagos de Palermo
2 Human locations: Basillica del Santisimo Sacramento
1 Modification to the environment: Building lakes and rivers to divert ocean water
1 Accommodation to the environment: Accommodating to living near an ocean
2 Examples of movement: Port town, Fish, Produces a lot of meat and grain
Regions (In order: Language, History, Religion, Food and shelter):
1. Spanish
2. 1536
3. Roman Catholicism
4. They eat a lot of fish, meat and grains.