The Geography of Latin America Regions of Latin

The Geography of Latin America

Regions of Latin America The Caribbean Central America South America

Cities Havanna Port-au. Mexico City Prince Caracas Panama City Bogota Lima Santiago Brasilia Rio De Janiero Buenos Aires

Satellite Image of Latin America

Topography of Latin America

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

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

Andes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

Llamas in the Andes

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

Ll an os Valleys Plains and Basins Pa mp as Amazon Basin Mato Grosso Gran Chaco

Amazon Rain Forest

Mato Grosso

Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

Atac ama Dese rt Deserts

Atacama Desert

Pan a Ca ma nal Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn

The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

Cape Horn

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

Sierra Madres Mts. Gulf of Havanna Mexico Port-au. Mexico City Caribbean Lake Prince Sea Caracas Maracaibo Orinoco R. Panama City Guiana Bogota Magdalena R. Highlands Pan a Ca ma n Ll al an os Amazon R. Amazon Basin Mato Brazilian Grosso Brasilia. Highlands Gran Parana R. Lake Chaco Rio De Titicaca Uruguay R. Janiero Santiago Buenos Rio de La Aires Plata Patagonian Plateau Falkland Islands Atlantic Cape Ocean Horn Pacific Ocean Andes Mts. Lima Atac ama Dese rt Pa mp as Completed Map

Earthquake Zones

Active Volcanoes

The Tropical Hemisphere

Latin American Climatic Zones

Very Varied Climate Zones

Precipitation

Temperatures

Elevation

Altitudinal Zones: Vertical Climate

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Vegetation

Three-Tiered Canopy

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region Amethyst Quartz Diamonds Bauxite

Deforestation in the Amazon

Original Forest Cover Current Forest Cover Future Forest Cover

Agriculture and Fishing

Banana Plantation

Harvesting Sugar Cane

Growing Coffee

Rubber Industry

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Trafficking Routes

Population and Projections

Latin America’s Population Distribution

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities