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1 Mapping Latin America© Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Unlabeled Map of Latin America
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Political and Physical Features of Latin America
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Mt. Aconcagua(22,834 ft.6,960 m)
Pico de Orizaba(18,855 ft.
5,747 m)
Mexican
Plateau
FalklandIslands
Tierra del Fuego
Cape Horn
Valdés Peninsula(-131 ft.-40 m)
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YucatánPeninsula
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BAHAMAS
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JAMAICA
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Strait ofMagellan
IguazúFalls
Lake Titicaca
MEXICO
GUATEMALA
BELIZE
HONDURAS
EL SALVADOR
NICARAGUA
COSTA RICA
PANAMA
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
PERU
BOLIVIA
PARAGUAY
URUGUAY
ARGENTINA
CHILE
VENEZUELAGUYANA
FR.GUIANA
SURINAME
B R A Z I L
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
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C a r i b b e a n S e a
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O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
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FeetOver 10,000
5,001–10,0002,001–5,0001,001–2,000
0–1,000Below sea level
MetersOver 3,0501,526–3,050611–1,525306–6100–305Below sea level
Elevation
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Vegetation Zones of Latin America
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O C E A N
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
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Vegetation Zones
Highlands
Desert
Desert scrub
Temperate grassland
Tropical grassland
Chaparral
Deciduous forest
Coniferous forest
Broadleaf evergreen forest
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Economic Activity of Latin America
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
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O C E A N
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Land Use Resources
Hunting and gathering
Subsistence farming
Commercial farming
Livestock raising
Commercial fishing
Forestry
Trade and manufacturing
Little or no activity
Coal
Diamonds
Hydroelectric power
Iron
Natural gas
Petroleum (oil)
Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)
Uranium
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