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V I S U A L 1

Latin America 1

Physical Features of Latin America

A

ND E S M

OU

NT

AIN

S

Mt. Aconcagua(22,834 ft.6,960 m)

Pico de Orizaba(18,855 ft.

5,747 m)

Mexican

Plateau

Hispaniola

BahamaIslands

FalklandIslands

Tierra del Fuego

Cape Horn

Valdés Peninsula(-131 ft.-40 m)

A M A Z O N

B A S I N

BRAZILIANHIGHLANDS

PA

MPA

S

GRA

N C

HACO

LLA

NO

S

PA

TA

GO

NI A

GUIANA HIGHLANDS

SIERRA

MA

DRE O

RIENTAL

BA

JA C

ALIFO

RN

IA

SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL

W e s t I n d i e s

AN

DES

MO

UN

TAIN

S Galápagos

Islands

YucatánPeninsula

Cuba

Jamaica

Isthmus ofPanama

ATA

CA

MA

DE

SE

RT

Amazon R.

Orinoco R.

Para

ná R

. U

rugu

ay R

.

São

Fran

cisc

o R.

Río Grande

Strait ofMagellan

IguazúFalls

Lake Titicaca

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

G u l f o fM e x i c o

C a r i b b e a n S e a

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

10°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

50°S

40°S

30°S

60°S

90°W 70°W80°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W100°W110°W120°W

90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W 10°W20°W 0°100°W110°W120°W130°W140°W150°W

0° Equator

Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

10°N

20°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

0°Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles

Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection500

500

Mountain peak

FeetOver 10,000

5,001–10,0002,001–5,0001,001–2,000

0–1,000Below sea level

MetersOver 3,0501,526–3,050611–1,525306–6100–305Below sea level

Elevation

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V I S U A L 2

Latin America 2

Climate Zones of Latin America

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

10°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

50°S

40°S

30°S

60°S

90°W 70°W80°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W100°W110°W120°W


0° Equator

Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

10°N

20°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

0°Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles


500

Climate ZonesHighlandsMarine west coastHumid subtropicalMediterraneanAridSemiaridTropical wet and dryTropical wet

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V I S U A L 3

Latin America 3

Vegetation Zones of Latin America

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

10°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

50°S

40°S

30°S

60°S

90°W 70°W80°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W100°W110°W120°W


0° Equator

Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

10°N

20°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

0°Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles


500

Vegetation ZonesHighlands

Desert

Desert scrub

Temperate grassland

Tropical grassland

Chaparral

Deciduous forest

Coniferous forest

Broadleaf evergreen forest

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V I S U A L 4

Latin America 4

Population Density of Latin America

MonterreyMatamoros

León

Ciudad JuárezTijuana

Curitaba

Montevideo

Córdoba

RosarioValparaíso

Asunción

Guatemala CitySan Salvador

San José

Puebla

Managua

Tegucigalpa

La Paz Santa Cruz

Havana

SantoDomingo

Port-au-Prince

Medellín

Barranquilla

Guayaquil

Quito

Cali

Panama

Maracaibo

San Juan

Recife

Fortaleza

Manaus Belém

SalvadorBrasília

Goiânia

Lima

Belo Horizonte

Santiago

Guadalajara

Caracas

Porto Alegre

São Paulo

Río de Janeiro

Buenos Aires

Mexico City

Bogotá

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

10°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

50°S

40°S

30°S

60°S

90°W 70°W80°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W100°W110°W120°W


0° Equator

Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

10°N

20°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

0°Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

Per sq. mi.Over 250125–250

25-1252–25

Under 2

Population Density

Urban PopulationNumber of PeopleOver 8,000,0004,000,000–8,000,0001,000,000–4,000,000

Per sq. kmOver 10050–10010–501–10Under 1

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles


500

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V I S U A L 5

Latin America 5

Economic Activity of Latin America

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

10°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

50°S

40°S

30°S

60°S

90°W 70°W80°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W100°W110°W120°W


0° Equator

Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

10°N

20°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

0°Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

N

S

EW

0 1,000 kilometers

0 1,000 miles


500

Land Use ResourcesHunting and gatheringSubsistence farmingCommercial farmingLivestock raisingCommercial fishingForestryTrade and manufacturingLittle or no activity

CoalDiamondsHydroelectric powerIronNatural gasPetroleum (oil)Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)Uranium

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V I S U A L 6

Latin America 6

Political Boundaries of Latin America

GUATEMALAEL SALVADOR

COSTARICA

GUYANA

TRINIDAD &TOBAGO

SURINAME

HAITIBELIZE

NICARAGUA

PANAMA

VENEZUELA

PERU

BOLIVIA

ARGENTINA

PARAGUAY

URUGUAY

CHILE

B R A Z I L

COLOMBIA

ECUADOR

HONDURAS

CUBA

THE BAHAMAS

JAMAICA DOMINICANREPUBLIC

M E X I C OPuerto Rico

(U.S.)

French Guiana(FR.)

Galápagos Is.(EC.)

Falkland Is.

20°N

10°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

50°S

40°S

30°S

60°S

90°W 70°W80°W 60°W 40°W50°W 30°W100°W110°W120°W


0° Equator

Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

10°N

20°N

30°N

20°S

10°S

30°S

40°S

50°S

60°S

0°Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

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