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Latin America
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States Physical
Geography Cultural
Geography
Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Fragmented Realm
2. Archipelago of Carribean
– intercontinental land bridge
Ten Geographic Qualities 3.Tropical
Location of Middle America
4. Crucial barrier between Atlantic & Pacific waters
5. Dominance of the Latin Culture
Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Emigration of
Population for economic & political reasons
7. Mestizo mixed Indian, Spanish & Black populations
8. Coastal Development of the majority of the region
Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Overall political
instability of the region 10. Environmental
degradation & the loss of thousands of species of animals due to population pressures
Relative Location
Relative Location of Europe
Latin America
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States Physical
Geography Cultural
Geography
Regions Of Latin America Middle
America Central
America Caribbean South
America
Middle America
Caribbean
1/25/2000
SOUTH AMERICAThe continent has a relatively smallpopulation of only 319 million. Thepopulation of Brazil almost equals thatof all the other South Americancountries combined. Industry accountsfor one-third of the continent'seconomic activity.
Latin America
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States Physical
Geography Cultural
Geography
Physical Geography of Latin America
Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates
Physical Geography of Latin America
Rivers – Amazon– Orinoco– Parana– Rio de Plata– Uraguay
Physical Geography of Latin America
Lakes– Lake Titicaca
– Lake Maracaibo
Bodies of Water– Panama Canal
– Gulf of Mexico
– Caribbean Sea
– Gulf of California
Physical Geography of Latin America
Landforms– Altiplano– Amazon Basin– Patagonia– Tierra del Fuego
Physical Geography of Latin America
Mountain Ranges– Andes – Brazilian Highlands– Guinea Highlands– Sierra Madre Occidental– Sierra Madre del Sur– Sierra Madre Oriental
Physical Geography of Latin America
Climates– Tropical Climates of the Carribean,
Central America & Northern South America
– Desert Climates of Mexico and the leeward coastal side of the Andes
– Steppe climates of Patagonia – Snow & Ice Climates of the mountain
regions & higher latitudes of Chile
Latin America
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States Physical
Geography Cultural
Geography
Cultural Geography of Latin America
– Population– Languages– Religion– Agriculture– Economics– Historical
Geography
Population per square kilometer
Cartogram of World Population
Dot Density Map Showing World Population
World Population Growth By Countryshown as a percent
Life Expectancy
Latin America Population Characteristics
– Birth rates 25/1000– Death rates 7/1000– Natural Increase 1.8%– Infant Mortality 36/1000– Doubling Time 38 yrs– Pop <15 34%– Pop > 65 5 %
Cultural Geography of Latin America Population
– concentrations on coasts. – Spanish and Indian
populations dominate– Indian Populations of remote
regions– Black Populations of the
Carribean– Mixed Black & Spanish
populations of South America
Dominantly Black
Population
Cultural Geography of Latin America
– Population– Languages– Religion– Agriculture– Economics– Historical
Geography
Cultural Geography of Latin America Languages
– Indo European dominates the region
Cultural Geography of Latin America Religion
– Catholic Christianity Dominates the region
Cultural Geography of Latin America
– Population– Languages– Religion– Agriculture– Economics– Historical
Geography
Cultural Geography of Latin America
Agriculture– Commercial
Ranching – Subsistence
Farming– Slash & Burn
Agriculture
Economy– Manufacturing– Tourism– Agriculture– Trade
Cultural Geography of Latin America
Cultural Geography of Latin America
Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary)
Most are coastal in location
Water Orientation influences the economy
Historical Geography
Native American Past Columbian Exchange Colonization by the Spanish & Portuguese Independence in 1820’s Economies economically linked with the United
States– resources & inexpensive labor– maciadorallas– NAFTA
Latin America
Ten Geographic Qualities
Regions & States Physical
Geography Cultural
Geography
C.J. CoxInstructor