Regionsof
LatinAmerica
Regionsof
LatinAmerica
Central AmericaCentral America
The CaribbeanThe Caribbean
South AmericaSouth
America
Satellite Image of Latin America
Bodiesof
Water
Bodiesof
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon R.
Orinoco R.
Lake Titicac
a
Parana R.
Mountains
andPeaks
Mountains
andPeaks
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madres Mts.
Guiana Highland
s
Brazilian Highland
s
Patagonian
Plateau
Andes Mountains (Peru)
View from Santiago,Chile
Llamas in the Andes
The Sierra Madres, Mexico
Copper Canyon area of N. Mexico
Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
Angel Falls – World’s Largest
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Plateau (Chile)
Valleys
Plainsand
Basins
Valleys
Plainsand
Basins
Amazon
Basin
Pam
pa
s
Mato Gross
o
Llan
os
Amazon Rain Forest
Mato Grosso
1992
2006
Bright red is forested areas.
Gray is clear cut areas.
Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos
Cattle Ranching on the Pampas
Deserts
Deserts
Ata
cam
a
Dese
rt
Chihuahuan Desert
Driest Desert Avg. of .04 inches/year
Some rain stations have NEVER measured any rain!
Chihuahuan Desert - Mexico
CitiesCities
Mexico City
HavannaPort-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
Bogota
Others
Others
Falkland
IslandsCape Horn
Panam
a
Canal
The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
Going Through the Panama Canal
The Tropical Hemisphere
Latin
American
Climatic
Zones
Very Varied Climate Zones
Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Canopy
Native Indians of the Amazon
Minerals of the Amazon Region
Diamonds
Amethyst
Quartz
Bauxite
Deforestation in the Amazon
Agriculture and Fishing
Banana Plantation
Harvesting Sugar Cane
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Drug Trafiking Routes
Population and Projections
Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution
Mexico City, Mexico
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Squatter Settlementsin Major Latin American
Cities