Regions of Latin America The Caribbean Central Middle
Regions of “Latin America” The Caribbean Central (Middle) America South America
Countries of the Caribbean Sea
Countries of Central America
Countries of South America
Cities Havanna Port-au. Mexico City Prince Caracas Panama City Bogota Lima Brasilia Sao Paulo Santiago Rio De Janiero Buenos Aires
Satellite Image of Latin America
Land forms of Latin America Panama Canal Llanos Falkland Islands Cape Horn
Important Vocabulary • Escarpment-steep cliff or slope between higher land lower land surfaces
Important Vocabulary • Cordilleras-parallel mountain ranges like the Sierra Madre Occidentals and Orientals.
Important Vocabulary • Altiplano-”high plain” in Peru & Bolivia that is encircled by the Andes mountain peaks
Bodies of Water Rio Grande Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Lake Nicaragua Lake Maracaibo Amazon R. Pacific Ocean Lake Titicaca Rio de La Plata Atlantic Ocean
Important Vocabulary • Estuary-area where the tide meets a river current • Rio de la Plata is a large estuary where 3 rivers meet at the Atlantic Ocean
Important Vocabulary • Hydroelectric Power -electricity generated from the energy of water.
Amazon River • Western Hemisphere’s longest river • Amazon Basin contains the world largest rain forest
Lake Titicaca • 12, 500 feet above sea level • World’s highest, navigable lake
Lake Maracaibo • Area surrounding lake contains large oil deposits
Rio Grande • River that separates the U. S. from Mexico
Mountains and Peaks Sierra Madre Mts. Mexican Plateau Andes Mts. Mato Grasso Plateau Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau
Andes Mountains (Peru)
Llamas in the Andes
The Sierra Madres, Mexico
Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Region (Chile) Area that lies in the southern part of South America that has high mountains with glaciers down to swampy lowlands.
Ll an os Amazon Basin Mato Grosso Pa mp as Valleys Plains and Basins
Amazon Rain Forest Canopy-continuous high layer of leaves covering the rain forest
Mato Grosso Plateau South American highlands in the central part of the continent.
Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos- grasslands in Colombia & Venezuela
Cattle Ranching on the Pampas- Grasslands of Argentina & Uruguay Guachos- Cowhands that work in Argentina
Ataca ma D esert Deserts
Atacama Desert One of the driest places in the world.
Pa nam a. C ana l Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn
The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
Cape Horn
The Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Canal
Earthquake Zones
Active Volcanoes
The Tropical Hemisphere
Latin American Climatic Zones
Different Climate Zones
Elevation
Vertical Climate Zones Climate in Latin America is more affected by elevation than by distance from the equator.
Important Vocabulary • Vertical Climate Zones: • Tierra Caliente-”hot land”; lowest zone. Goes from sea level to 3000 feet. • Tierra Templada- “temperate land”; mid zone. Stretches from 3000 to 6500 feet. • Tierra Fria- “cold land”; highest zone. Reaches from 6500 to 10000 feet.
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Vegetation Sunlight does not reach the forest floor. Farming is almost impossible. This is why rain forests are cut down.
Agriculture
Banana Plantation
Harvesting Sugar Cane
Growing Coffee
Rubber Industry
Minerals of the Amazon Region Amethyst Quartz Diamonds Bauxite
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Eco-Tourism
Latin America’s Population Distribution Most population is clustered near the coast because much of the interior lands highlands or tropical rain forest.
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities
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