This document contains a worksheet comparing the location, climate, natural resources, physical characteristics, and population distribution of Mexico and Venezuela, as well as Brazil and Cuba. Students are asked to consider how these geographic factors affect where people live and work in each country, and how they engage in trade. The worksheet aims to help students explain the impact of geography on societies in Latin America and the Caribbean, as outlined in the provided social studies standard.

1. Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________________ Segment: ____________
Compare Mexico v. Venezuela
Mexico Venezuela
Location (Where is it located?)
Climate/Weather
Natural Resources
Physical Characteristics
(What does the landscape/geography
look like?)
Population Distribution
(Where does most of the population
live?)
How do these factors affect where
people
live, how they live, how they trade, and
what jobs they will do?

2. Compare Brazil v. Cuba
Brazil Cuba
Location (Where is it located?)
Climate/Weather
Natural Resources
Physical Characteristics
(What does the landscape/geography
look like?)
Population Distribution
(Where does most of the population
live?)
How do these factors affect where
people
live, how they live, how they trade, and
what jobs they will do?
SS6G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, natural resources, and population distribution
on Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Mexico (begins on pg 190 in textbook) and Venezuela (begins on pg
242) affect where people live and how they live. Country profiles on pgs 186-187.
b. Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Brazil (begins on pg 232 in textbook) and Cuba (pgs 219-222) affect
where people live and how they trade. Country profiles on pgs 184-185.