Assignment 2a Latin America Intro

Interdisciplinary Studies

1. of, relating to, or involving two or more academic disciplines that are usually considered distinct (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interdisciplinary)
2. involving, or joining two or more disciplines, or branches of learning (http://yourdictionary.com/interdiciplinary)

Latin America

1. those areas of the South and Central America whose official languages are Spanish and Portuguese (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Latin+America)
2. that part of the Western Hemisphere south of the U.S., in Mexico and Central America, the West Indies, and South America where Spanish, Portuguese and French are the official languages (http://yourdictionary.com/latin-america)

Countries in Latin America are:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
(http://faculty.philau.edu/shainr/LAmapF05.htm)

Countries in the Caribbean are:
Anguila
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Margarita Island
Martinique
Montserrat
Nevis
Puerto Rico
Saba
Saint Barts
Saint Eustatius
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
US Virgin Islands
(http://geography.about.com/library/maps/bircaribbean.html)
(http://www.caribbean-search.com/fastfacts.cfm)

Cool Fact!
The Caribbean is comprised of more than 7000 islands, islets, reefs and cays. This region is known as the West Indies.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean)

I believe that not all of these sources are reputable because we do not know who posted the information and how much research was made. A good way to know if the information is reputable is by checking various sites.

Adam and I are both interested in learning more about Latin American culture.
(http://ludevtec.blogspot.com)
Joeny and I are both working toward obtaining a nursing degree.
(http://joenyg.blogspot.com)