-explore how the natural, artificial, and cultural dimensions of our world fit together. They take perspectives of many disciplines, in order to define new objects of study, and thus search for new ways to surmount obstacles and acheive our goals. (http://www.idst.vt.edu/)
- a process of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single discipline or profession. (https://secure.aacu.org/PubExcerpts/Mapint.html)
B. Definition of "Latin America":
-Countries of South America and North America (including Central America and the islands of the Caribbean Sea) south of the U.S.; the term is often restricted to countries where either Spanish or Portuguese is spoken. (http://www.answers.com/topic/latin-america)
-Parts of North America (Mexico), Central America (except Belize), and South America (except French Guyana, Guyana, and Suriname) where mainly Spanish or Portuguese is spoken. (http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/Latin-America.html)
C. Countries in "Latin America":
-Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Uruguay, El Salvador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Panama, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Belize, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_countries_of_Latin_America)
-Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The term Latin America is also used to include Puerto Rico, the French West Indies, and other islands of the West Indies where a Romance tongue is spoken. Occasionally the term is used to include Belize, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. (http://www.answers.com/topic/latin-america)
D. Countries that make up the "Caribbean":
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- Antigua & Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Puerto Rico
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Virgin Islands
-- Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blrcaribbean.htm)
E. The Caribbean has more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays (a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs). That's a lot more than I thought! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean)
F. http://www.idst.vt.edu/ and https://secure.aacu.org/PubExcerpts/Mapint.html are reputable because they are on education websites and have been published by sources that research their work and only give reliable information. http://www.answers.com/topic/latin-america is reputable because the information on the pages is from some of the best, most credible resources-Encyclopedia Britannica and Columbia Encyclopedia, which edit information and research information well. http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/Latin-America.html is not as academic as my other sources, because it is intended to inform people quickly and easily, not most thoroughly and reliably, but it still has good information. I would not use it for something where extremely credible sources are required. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_countries_of_Latin_America is not reputable. The information it gave for Latin America does not seem very reliable or accurate, and the website does not list where the information came from. http://lanic.utexas.edu/subject/countries is a list made by Latin American Network Information Center, which is associated with University of Texas at Austin. Again, because it is from a University, the information is reputable due to the association and the work that goes into a university program. http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blrcaribbean.htm does not have its references available, and is not itself a reputable source because it provides information about thousands of topics, not just topics that the company works with, research well, or has any experts for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean is not reputable because it is Wikipedia, which allows anyone to post information and therefore has no credibility.
G. Connections:
Linda Beavers has never created a blog or webpage in the past, just like me. It seems like almost everyone else has, so it's nice to know I'm not alone.
Shawn Tutt is majoring in Spanish, and so am I. He has done a lot of traveling in Spanish speaking countries, which I am going to start doing next year.
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