LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY

Lesson #2

Satellite Image of Latin America

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Physical Geography of Latin America (Fig. 4.7)

Earthquake Zones

Active Volcanoes

Bodiesof

Water

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Amazon R.

Orinoco R.

Uruguay R.

Magdalena R.

Sao Francisco

R.

Lake Titicac

a

Lake Maracai

bo

Rio de La Plata

Parana R.

Mountains

andPeaks

Andes Mts.

Sierra Madres Mts.

Guiana Highland

s

Brazilian Highland

s

Patagonian

Plateau

Physical Features Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands

Tropical Islands (Caribbean)

RAIN FOREST

Physical Features

___________________World’s widest river (2nd Longest)

AMAZON RIVER

Areas of Importance ____________________2nd highest mountain range in the world

Runs the length of the continent

ANDES MOUTAINS

Areas of Importance

___________________Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel Always tropical warm and humid

YUCATAN PENINSULA

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Snow at the Equator – temperature drops 3.5ºF per 1000 ft.

elevation

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Population Map of Latin America (Fig. 4.12)

Questions going along with PPT1. How does the size of the largest nation in South

America compare to the whole USA?

2. Describe the Andes Mountains.

3. Describe the Amazon Rain Forest.

Andes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

Elevation

Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate

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Machu Pichu – terraced mountain top Inca city

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Terraces at Machu Pichu

Llamas in the Andes

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

Valleys

Plainsand

Basins Amazo

n Basin

Pam

pas

Mato Gross

oGran Chac

o

Llano

s

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Vegetation

Three-Tiered Canopy

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

Deserts

Atac

ama

Dese

rt

Atacama Desert

The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

Cape Horn

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Amazon R.

Orinoco R.

Uruguay R.

Magdalena R.

Sao Francisco

R.

Lake Titicac

a

Lake Maracai

bo

Rio de La Plata

Parana R.

Andes Mts.

Sierra Madres Mts.

Guiana Highlands

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian

Plateau

Amazon

Basin

Pam

pas

Mato Gross

oGran Chac

o

Llano

sAt

acam

a De

sert

Mexico CityHavanna

Port-au-Prince

Panama City

Santiago

Lima

Buenos Aires

Brasilia

Rio De Janiero

Caracas

Bogota

Falkland

IslandsCape Horn

Pana

ma

Cana

l

The Tropical Hemisphere

LatinAmerica

nClimaticZones

Very Varied Climate Zones

Amazon Rain Forest

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region

Diamonds

Amethyst

Quartz

Bauxite

Rain forest

• Produces 20% of all the oxygen in the world• Although tropical forests cover less than 7% of the

earth's surface they are home to approximately 50% of all living things on earth.

• About 1.2 billion people in the world rely on the rainforest for their survival

• destruction of the rainforest creates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change

• approximately 121 useful drugs currently on the market are obtained from plants there

Deforestation in the Amazon

Original Forest Cover

Future Forest Cover

Current Forest Cover

Agriculture and Fishing

Banana Plantation

Harvesting Sugar Cane

Growing Coffee

Rubber Industry

Questions going along with PPT1. What are the two biggest climate zones in South

America?

2. Why is the Rain Forest important?

3. Why is the Rain Forest disappearing?

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Trafiking Routes

Questions going along with PPT1. Name three resources coming out of Latin America.

2. Describe the cities.

Population and Projections

LatinAmerica’sPopulatio

nDistributi

on

Cities

Mexico CityHavanna

Port-au-Prince

Panama City

Santiago

Lima

Buenos Aires

Brasilia

Rio De Janiero

Caracas

Bogota

Others

Falkland

IslandsCape Horn

Pana

ma

Cana

l

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Squatter Settlementsin Major Latin American

Cities

Maps found in text bookon p. 437 and 440

Ways to remember Lat. Amer. nations

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Click for Central Amer. song(2 min of even sillier)

Maps found in text bookon p. 437 and 440