agenda 9/25/2012

Agenda 9/25/2012

Agenda 9/25/2012Warm-up: Week 5, Day 1. Two questions. Two minutes for each question. Intro to South America Power PointMap & Notes on South America: Physical GeographyParts 3 & 4 of the World Map Activity is due Friday Sept. 28 in class. Remember this is a test grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STAAR TestQuestions are very rarely recall of material from the class. Most questions will ask you to use a skill and content knowledge to answer a question. This is a harder type of question!

General Facts:4th largest continent in land areaIn the Western Hemisphere, South of Central AmericaBetween the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans7,000 miles across

Mountains:Andes Mountains- the longest and some of the highest in the worldRun 4,500 miles in western South America. Once part of the Incan Empire

MountainsandPeaksAndes Mts.Sierra Madres Mts.Guiana HighlandsBrazilian HighlandsPatagonian PlateauAndes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

Llamas in the Andes

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

Grasslands/PlainsMost of South America = mountains and poor soil = unproductive land. Pampas in Argentina & Uruguay = fertile soil for growing crops & grazing cattle.

ValleysPlainsandBasinsAmazon BasinPampasMato GrossoGran ChacoLlanosAmazon Rain Forest

Mato Grosso

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

DesertsAtacama DesertNazca DesertAtacama Desert

Nazca Desert

RainforestsIn northern part = warm, humid climatesAmazon Rainforest- worlds largest in Brazil. Being cut down (deforestation) for ranches & farms.Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Canopy

Jungle Fauna

Deforestation in the Amazon

Bodies of WaterAmazon River- 2nd longest in the world, largest in the world = more water. Others are Orinoco R. and Rio de la PlataMost people live along or near rivers.

BodiesofWaterAtlantic OceanPacific OceanGulf of MexicoCaribbean SeaAmazon R.Orinoco R.Uruguay R.Magdalena R.Sao Francisco R.Lake TiticacaLake MaracaiboRio de La PlataParana R.The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

ClimateWarm because near the equatorMountains & Ocean winds = comfortable temperaturesMore people at higher elevations where cooler.The Tropical Hemisphere

LatinAmericanClimaticZonesElevation

Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate