IBUS, ILS

Write and submit a reflective paper that outlines your reaction to the reality of slavery, racism, and social inequality in Brazil and other Latin American and Caribbean countries. Please use the case study materials above and your textbook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh7c46U5hhY&t=1s

Use the following questions to help you brainstorm:

· After watching the video, did your thoughts about race and socio-economic class in Brazil change?

· Do you see a connection to the urbanization patterns in the region?

· Which country do you think is more of a "melting pot"-- the United States or Brazil? What are the economic benefits of being a "melting pot?"

· Which policies could improve social upward mobility while at the same time avoid brain drain and migration?

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Respond to the five (5) prompts below. Be sure to include the question you are answering each response:

Book: Latin America and the Caribbean: Lands and Peoples, 6th edition

Chapter 12, Urbanization, Population Growth, and Migration, pages 337 - 384

· What are the forces that drive rural to urban migration?

· Why has the government failed to meet housing goals?

· Describe the Demographic Transition Model in 10 sentences.

· What are Planned Squatter Settlement Invasions?

· Describe migration to Europe, Asia, and Anglo America in 10 sentences.

For these two assignments, two pages only!