Regions of Latin America The Caribbean Central America

Regions of Latin America The Caribbean Central America South America

Bodies of Water Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Lake Maracaibo Orinoco R. Magdalena R. Amazon R. Pacific Ocean Sao Francisco R. Lake Titicaca Parana R. Uruguay R. Rio de La Plata Atlantic Ocean

Mountains and Peaks Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Andes Mts. Patagonian Plateau

AMAZON RIVER The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world. It flows primarily through Brazil in South America. It carries the greatest volume of water in of any river in the world.

Amazon Rain Forest

Mato Grosso

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region Amethyst Quartz Diamonds Bauxite

CARIBBEAN SEA The Caribbean Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Cuba and South America. Islands in the Caribbean Sea are popular tourist destinations because of their beautiful beaches and tropical climate

GULF OF MEXICO The Gulf of Mexico is another arm of the Atlantic Ocean cradled by Mexico and the southern U. S. coastline from Texas to Florida. The Mississippi and the Rio Grande are major rivers that empty into the Gulf of Mexico.

PACIFIC OCEAN The Pacific Ocean is the largest and the deepest of the world’s five oceans. It is larger than the total land area of the world!

PANAMA CANAL The Panama Canal is a canal built through the Isthmus of Panama to allow ships to travel easily between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

ANDES MOUNTAINS The Andes Mountains are a chain of mountains along the western edge of South America. Its is the longest continuous mountain range in the world!

Andes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS The Sierra Madre Mountains are the main mountain range in Mexico. It has three major chains , including the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west, the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, and the Sierra Madre del Sur along the southern coast.

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Atac ama Dese rt Deserts

Atacama Desert

ATACAMA DESERT The Andes Mountains, which run along the Pacific side of South America, blocks winds and rains creating the second driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert.