Central+America

Central America includes the countries of:
 * Belize
 * Costa Rica
 * El Salvador
 * Guatemala
 * Honduras
 * Nicaragua
 * Panama

**// REGIONAL INFORMATION //** a.  Pick at least two separate variables (**__per person__** - that **__you__** think are important) - --Education - Journalists killed b.  How does your region compare to other regions (more, less, about the same) regarding this variable. __ – Education  __ =Nigeria is the country with the most children not in school (8.0 million), None of the countries in Central America ranked the first 5 countries with the most children not in school. __– Journalist killed__= The first 5 countries that has the most journalists killed is in Asia and Africa. The country with the most journalists killed is Iraq at 51 journalists or 48.3% of the world. None of the countries in Central America ranked the first five countries with the most journalists killed. c.  What does this mean? This means that people in Central America has the rights to do what they want and Central America is a rich enough region to afford the children in the region to have education. This also tells me that journalists are allowed to do their job with freedom and right. Send your answers (one per small group) to the region teacher (the teacher you are with today) with the data in an Excel file, and preferably a text of 60 words in a word file. Don't forget to include your names and region.
 * 1) What is the population of your region? 40,545,745 people
 * 2) What are the major religions in your region? Christianity, Hinduism and Islam
 * 3) Name the major geographic features (mountains, bodies of water, desert) and where they are in the region? Are they in the north, south, east, or west? South, Panama – Isthmus of Panama, North, Guatemala – Volcanoes Tajumulco
 * 4) What is the land mass of your region? 592,000 km squared
 * 5) What are the three major languages spoken in the region you are studying? Spanish, Portuguese and English
 * 6) In the region you are studying, what are the top three natural resources? Gold, Copper , Silver
 * 7) What was the colonial power(s) in charge of countries in your region? What countries in your region were the colonizers (if any)? Spain, Portugal
 * 8) How many countries are in your region? 7 countries
 * 9) What are the top three types of government - democratic - constitutional monarchy - socialist/communist/ in your region? Democratic, Republic and Constitutional
 * 10) What are the three largest cities in your region (by population)? Tegucigalpa-Honduras, Managua-Nicaragua , Guatemala-Guatemala
 * 11) What are the three largest countries (by population)? El Salvador 6.9 million, Guatamela 13.4 million & Costa Rica 4.5 million
 * 12) What is the GDP for your region (approximate) = percent of world, try to use Show World. 0.6%
 * 13) Using Show World: http://show.mappingworlds.com/world/
 * 1) Suggest some topics/variables that would be interesting to have displayed in a Show World map. Women Rights, Voting Rights , Sanitary , Amount of Money , Amount of Jobs , Amount of money per capita (year)