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Latin America and the Caribbean: Geographies of Globalization
PROTOTYPE of November 5, 2004
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 Ellen R. Hansen – Emporia State University
James Hayes-Bohanan – Bridgewater State College
Pamela Hayes-Bohanan – Bridgewater State College
Cynthia K. Pope – Central Connecticut State University
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  • Portals
  • Age-structure diagrams
  • Place-name Geography
  • Flags  (LEAVING LACGOG)
  • Recent presidents
  • Interactive crossword puzzles
  • Physical Geography
  • Photographs
  • Globalization and Music
    • Musica
    • Latin Grammy
    • Forro
  • Books and film
  • World Wide Web and GIS 
  • Currency Conversions (LEAVING LACGOG) - Most academic articles refer to U.S. dollars, but if you find a source that references other currencies, you cannot understand it unless you convert. Note that this calculator works for "current currency," so it will be of little use for historic studies. Note the "mission statement" on this web site!
  • Travelogues and authors’ tales
  • Student perspectives on globalization
    • Kaytee Bolcombe
  • Interviews with experts and Latin Americans
  • Folklore
  • Expanded glossary
    • Prebish Thesis (LEAVING LACGOG)
    • Rostow model
    • IMF & World Bank
    • ISI
    • Neoliberal
    • MDC/LDC
    • Minifundio/latifundio
    • Third World
    • Latin America
    • Middle America
Chapter 1
Introduction: The Imperative for Studying Latin America
Chapter 2
Cultural regions: How can regions be defined?
Chapter 3
Population
Chapter 4
Pre-colonial and Colonial Geographies
Chapter 5
Post-independence Political Geography
Chapter 6
Economic Geography
Chapter 7
Physical Geography
Chapter 8
Health, Environment, and Development
Chapter 9
Natural  Resources
Chapter 10
Globalization and Changes in the Cultural Landscape
Chapter 11
Future Geographies of Latin America and the Caribbean