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Essential Question: Is it better to be independent or interdependent? Chapters * Central America and the Caribbean * Western Europe Preview Before you begin the chapter, think about the Essential Question. Understanding how the Essential Question connects to your life will help you understand the chapter you are about to read. Watch the video below and think about how the Essential Question connects to Yasmin's life.

Connect to Your Life 1. Think about ways in which you are independent and ways in which you rely upon others. For example, you may be independent in doing your chores at home, but you are interdependent on your classmates for a school group project. List at least one advantage and one disadvantage for each. 2. Think about situations in which you might prefer to be independent or interdependent. How do these situations differ? Then think of a situation in which you might act alone for part of the time and act with a group for part of the time. What are the advantages of combining independence and interdependence? Connect to the Chapter 3. Preview the chapter by skimming the chapter's text, headings, and images. Then predict ways in which countries in the chapter act independently and ways in which they act together. After reading the chapter, return here. Were any of your predictions correct? Writer's Workshop 4. Throughout this chapter, you have explored the Essential Question in your text, journal, and On Assignment at myworldgeography.com. Use what you've learned to write an essay in response to the Essential Question. Use the Writer's Workshop page in your journal to learn more about your assignment and to plan your essay. Write the essay using the Writing tool in this classroom.

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