Tuesday, March 24th, 2020.  Day 4: 8C Geography Test
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020. Day 5: 8A & 8B Geography Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww2iYWbfHPg

The Central America Song

Oye!

Vamos muchacho!

Central America

Central America

North of Columbia

South of America

And south of the United States lies the great country of Mexico

between the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico

And in the Gulf of Mexico lie Cuba and the Caribbean

Mexico City is enormous

More than 20 million

And to the south lie ….

(The chorus is sung 4 times.)

Guatemala. Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua,  Costa Rica and Panama

Mas rapido!

Guatemala. Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua,  Costa Rica and Panama

Mas rapido!

Guatemala. Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua,  Costa Rica and Panama

Mas rapido!

Guatemala. Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua,  Costa Rica and Panama

Mas rapido!

Woooooooeeeeee!

Connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic  is the Panama Canal.

Yes, the Panama Canal!

So when the boats want to get across the Americas, they go through and not around,

Yes, through and not around

And, south of Mexico….

Guatemala. Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua,  Costa Rica and Panama

How could a nation or city-state prepare for a pandemic?

1. The virus must be contained, so non essential flights or public gatherings will be postponed or curtailed. Schools might have to be closed.
2. Hand sanitizer and soap needs to be available.  Companies must ramp up production.
3. Stores must prevent hoarding, so they need to limit lysol wipes and other items per person. 
4. The schools, parents, students and communities must promote a healthy environment in which public hygiene is practised and required.  Government offices and companies must do the same.
5. Hospital need to be equipped to handle a huge influx of patients and special devices such as respirators.
6. There needs to be a sufficient number of doctors, nurses, and hospital staff.
7. Government committees need to practise and establish pandemic exercises and protocol.
8. Masks need to be available or stock piled.
9. People might have to work from home.  A special disaster relief fund or economic stimulus package needs to be made available.
10.  We- as nation -must invest in research and development.