physical geography sections 1 & 2. latin america- the region that includes mexico, central...
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Unit 7: LATIN AMERICA
Physical Geography Sections 1 & 2
Where is Latin America? Latin America- The region that includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands and South America
Isthmus-Strip of Land that connects two landmasses.
Highlands-Mountainous and hilly sections of a country.
Archipelago-A chain of islands. Andes Mountains-A mountain Range located on South America’s west coast and extending the full length of the continent.
Vocabulary
Identify Each Picture Using a Vocabulary Term
Archipelago Highlands
Andes Mountains Isthmus
Mexico Landforms found in
Mexico include: mountains, plateaus,
and plains.
2 Major Mountain Ranges are found in Mexico: Sierra Madre Occidental (found in the west) and Sierra Madre Oriental (found in the East).
On your map of Latin
America, draw in the
location of the Sierra
Madre Occidental
and Sierra Madre
Oriental Mountain
Chains.
Central America South of Mexico are
the countries of Central America.
Central America is made up 7 places: Belize, Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Central America is an Isthmus that connects North and South America.
The Caribbean Islands East of Central
America lie the Caribbean Islands.
The islands are made up of 3 main parts: The Bahamas, The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles.
Bahamas: They are an archipelago consisting of almost 700 islands.
Greater Antilles: include the largest islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Lesser Antilles- Include the remaining smaller islands.
South America South America is a
continent that consists of countries such as Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.
South America has many land features including plains, highlands and the Andes Mountain Range.
On your map, Draw in the Andes Mountain Range
The Andes are the world’s second highest range.
Only the Himalayas in Asia are higher.
South America is also home to the Amazon rain forest, grasslands,
deserts and the Amazon River.
The Amazon River flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean.
It is about 4,000 miles long.
It carries about 1/5th of the Earth’s river water.
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1. Create a chart. 2.Using your book, fill in the Climate, Vegetation and Landforms for each location
Country Landforms
Climate Vegetation
South AmericaUse book pages 125-131
MexicoUse book pages 120, 122
Central AmericaUse book pages 120,122
CaribbeanUse book pages120, 123