NORTH CAROLINA ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

Latin American Studies

NCES.LAS.H.1 - Apply historical thinking to understand Latin American societies over time.
- NCES.LAS.H.1.1 - Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.
- NCES.LAS.H.1.2 - Deconstruct competing historical narratives to determine point of view, perspective, bias, credibility, and authority.
- NCES.LAS.H.1.3 - Integrate evidence from multiple relevant historical sources and interpretations into a reasoned argument about the past.

NCES.LAS.H.2 - Understand the role conflict has played in the shaping of Latin American societies over time.
- NCES.LAS.H.2.1 - Explain the consequences of conquest, settlement, and migration upon Latin American societies over time.
- NCES.LAS.H.2.2 - Analyze political and economic rivalries to understand the impact on Latin American societies over time.

NCES.LAS.G.1 - Apply geographic tools to understand Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.G.1.1 - Use maps, charts, graphs, geographic data and available technology tools to make inferences about Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.G.1.2 - Use geographic data in order to understand economic, political, cultural and social patterns within Latin American societies.

NCES.LAS.G.2 - Understand the causes and consequences of movement within Latin America and across various regions.
- NCES.LAS.G.2.1 - Explain how migration has impacted the physical and human geography of Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.G.2.2 - Explain how and why Latin America societies have adapted to, used and modified their environments.
- NCES.LAS.G.2.3 - Analyze how global events and the spatial diffusion of ideas, technologies, and cultural practices have influenced Latin American migration patterns and population distribution across various regions.

NCES.LAS.E.1 - Understand the ways in which Latin American societies address opportunities, challenges, and strategies concerning standard of living over time
- NCES.LAS.E.1.1 - Analyze the economic development of Latin Americans in terms of challenges to standard of living.
- NCES.LAS.E.1.2 - Distinguish the factors that lead to Latin American economic mobility.
- NCES.LAS.E.1.3 - Attribute how changing technology and trade patterns have transformed economic systems within Latin American societies over time.
- NCES.LAS.E.1.4 - Use cost-benefit analysis to assess the effectiveness of various approaches Latin Americans used to solve economic issues.

NCES.LAS.C&G.1 - Analyze the influence of government structures, policies, decisions, and agreements on contemporary issues within Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.C&G.1.1 - Analyze various political ideologies to understand their influence on contemporary issues within Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.C&G.1.2 - Analyze colonial and post-colonial systems of government to understand the impact on various Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.C&G.1.3 - Analyze various international policies, decisions, and agreements in terms of their impact on Latin American societies.

NCES.LAS.C.1 - Analyze the lives of Latin Americans to understand the impact of shared and differing experiences and identities.
- NCES.LAS.C.1.1 - Explain how demographics shape social status within Latin American societies.
- NCES.LAS.C.1.2 - Analyze the socio-economic status of various groups within Latin American societies to understand access to political and economic opportunity, equality, and social status.
- NCES.LAS.C.1.3 - Compare how various Latin American groups have preserved cultural identity.
- NCES.LAS.C.1.4 - Explain how regional differences impact cultural practices within Latin American societies.