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Regionsof

LatinAmerica

Central America

The Caribbean

South America

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Satellite Image of Latin America

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Bodiesof

Water

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Amazon R.

Orinoco R.

Uruguay R.

Magdalena R.

Sao Francisco

R.

Lake Titicac

a

Lake Maracai

bo

Rio de La Plata

Parana R.

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Mountains

andPeaks

Andes Mts.

Sierra Madres Mts.

Guiana Highland

s

Brazilian Highland

s

Patagonian

Plateau

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Andes Mountains (Peru)

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The Eastern Flank of the Andes

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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)

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Valleys

Plainsand

Basins Amazo

n Basin

Pam

pas

Mato Gross

oGran Chac

o

Llano

s

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Amazon Rain Forest

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Mato Grosso

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Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

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Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

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Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

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Deserts

Atac

ama

Dese

rt

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Atacama Desert

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Cities

Mexico CityHavanna

Port-au-Prince

Panama City

Santiago

Lima

Buenos Aires

Brasilia

Rio De Janiero

Caracas

Bogota

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Others

Falkland

IslandsCape Horn

Pana

ma

Cana

l

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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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LatinAmerica

nClimaticZones

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Very Varied Climate Zones

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Precipitation

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Temperatures

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Elevation

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Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate

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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

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Three-Tiered Canopy

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Native Indians of the Amazon

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Jungle Fauna

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Minerals of the Amazon Region

Diamonds

Amethyst

Quartz

Bauxite

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Agriculture and Fishing

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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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