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Regions of Latin America Central (Middle) America Central (Middle) America The Caribbean South America South America

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Countries of the Caribbean Sea

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Countries of Central America

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Countries of South America

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

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Satellite Image of Latin America

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Land forms of Latin America Cape Horn Falkland Islands Panama Canal Llanos

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Important Vocabulary Escarpment-steep cliff or slope between higher land lower land surfaces

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Important Vocabulary Cordilleras-parallel mountain ranges like the Sierra Madre Occidentals and Orientals.

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Important Vocabulary Altiplano-high plain in Peru & Bolivia that is encircled by the Andes mountain peaks

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Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Rio Grande Lake Nicaragua

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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

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Important Vocabulary Hydroelectric Power -electricity generated from the energy of water.

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Amazon River Western Hemispheres longest river Amazon Basin contains the world largest rain forest

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Lake Titicaca 12,500 feet above sea level Worlds highest, navigable lake

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Lake Maracaibo Area surrounding lake contains large oil deposits

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Rio Grande River that separates the U.S. from Mexico

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Mountains and Peaks Andes Mts. Sierra Madre Mts. Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau Mexican Plateau Mato Grasso Plateau

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Andes Mountains (Peru)

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Llamas in the Andes

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The Sierra Madres, Mexico

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Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

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Brazilian Highlands

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Patagonian Region (Chile) Area that lies in the southern part of South America that has high mountains with glaciers down to swampy lowlands.

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Valleys Plains and Basins Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Llanos

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Amazon Rain Forest Canopy-continuous high layer of leaves covering the rain forest

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Mato Grosso Plateau South American highlands in the central part of the continent.

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Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos Llanos- grasslands in Colombia & Venezuela

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Cattle Ranching on the Pampas Guachos- Cowhands that work in Argentina Pampas- Grasslands of Argentina & Uruguay

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Deserts Atacama Desert

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One of the driest places in the world.

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Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

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The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

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Cape Horn

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The Panama Canal

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Going Through the Panama Canal

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Earthquake Zones

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Active Volcanoes

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The Tropical Hemisphere

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LatinAmericanClimaticZones

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Different Climate Zones

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Elevation

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Vertical Climate Zones Climate in Latin America is more affected by elevation than by distance from the equator.

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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.

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Amazon Rain Forest

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On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

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Three-Tiered Vegetation Sunlight does not reach the forest floor. Farming is almost impossible. This is why rain forests are cut down.

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Agriculture

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Banana Plantation

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Harvesting Sugar Cane

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Growing Coffee

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Rubber Industry

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Minerals of the Amazon Region Diamonds Amethyst Quartz Bauxite

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Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

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Eco-Tourism

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LatinAmericasPopulationDistribution Most population is clustered near the coast because much of the interior lands highlands or tropical rain forest.

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Sao Paolo, Brazil

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Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

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Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

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