Transcript The Geography of Latin America

Regions
of
“Latin
America” Central
America
Where is
North America?
The Caribbean
South
America
The border between North and South America is the
Isthmus of Panama, where the country Panama is and
where the Panama Canal has been built.
Note: Major of Philadelphia recently visited Panama--Do you know why?
2 Landlocked
Nations?
Identify 13 Nations
Found in
South America
Brazil Compared in Area with the United States
Identify the 8
Nations
Of
Central America
What are the smaller
islands made
from?
Identify
Nations
The skeletons of tiny of
sea the
animals
Caribbean
What are the larger islands made from?
The tops of huge underwater mountains
Identify Nations
of the Which are “territories”
Caribbean of the United States?
[5]
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
Caracas
Moved from
Rio de Janeiro to…
Brasilia
Do you know why?
Rio De
Janiero
Buenos Aires
Most important
capitals.
Havanna
Kingston
San Juan
Port-au-Prince
Panama
City
Mexico
City
Cities
Havanna
Mexico City
Port-au-Prince
Caracas
Panama City
Bogota
Lima
Santiago
Brasilia
Rio De
Janiero
Buenos
Aires
Satellite Image of Latin America
Topography
of
Latin
America
Bodies
of
Water
Gulf of
Mexico
Atlantic
Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
Venezuela & Colombia
Orinoco R.
Magdalena R.
Colombia
Parana R.
Argentina, Brazil,
Uruguay, Paraguay
Amazon R.
Brazil, Peru
& Columbia
Uruguay R.
Argentina, Brazil,
Uruguay
Rivers
Rio de La Plata
[Uruguay]
Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
LAKE
TITICACA
Peru &
Bolivia
Brazilian
Highlands
What is the mountain
range called in the U.S.?
Rocky Mts.
Mountains
and
Peaks
Guiana
Highlands
Sierra
Madres
Mts.
Andes
Mts.
Brazilian
Highlands
Patagonian
Plateau
Andes Mountains (Peru)
The Eastern Flank of the Andes
Llamas in the Andes
The Sierra Madres, Mexico
Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Region (Chile)
Valleys,
Plains
and
Basins
What’s important
about these regions?
Grasslands
• Farming
• Ranching
Llamos
Gran Chaco
Gran
Chaco
Amazon
Basin
Mato
Grosso
Pampas
Mato Grosso
Orinoco Lowlands, the
Llanos
Cattle Ranching on the
Pampas
Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina
Deserts
Atacama Desert
• Where is it?
• On which side of the Andes
Mts. would we find this desert?
Research this info online.
• Identify an important fact
regarding this desert.
Atacama Desert
…the driest place in the world!
Other
Falkland Islands
Cape
Horn
Who controls
these islands?
The Falkland Islands
or Islas Malvinas
Who owns these Islands?
The United Kingdom
Cape Horn
The Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Canal
Completed
Map
Sierra
Madres
Mts. Gulf of
Havanna
Mexico
Port-auMexico City
Caribbean
Lake
Prince
Sea
Caracas Maracaibo
Orinoco R.
Panama City
Guiana
Bogota
Magdalena R.
Highland
s
Amazon R.
Pacific
Basin
Ocean
Mato Brazilian
Andes Mts.
Grosso
Lima
BrasiliaHighlands
Gran
Parana R.
Lake
Chaco
Rio De
Titicaca
Uruguay R.
Janiero
Santiago
Buenos
Rio de
La
Aires
Plata
Patagonian
Plateau
Falkland
Islands Atlantic
Cape
Ocean
Horn
Earthquake Zones
Active Volcanoes
The Tropical Hemisphere
Latin
American
Climatic
Zones
Very Varied Climate Zones
Precipitation
Temperatures
Elevation
Altitudinal Zonation:
Vertical Climate
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor
of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Vegetation
Three-Tiered Canopy
Native Indians of the Amazon
Jungle Fauna
Minerals of the Amazon Region
Amethyst
Quartz
Diamonds
Bauxite
Deforestation in the Amazon
Original Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover
Agriculture and Fishing
Banana Plantation
Harvesting Sugar Cane
Growing Coffee
Rubber Industry
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Drug
Trafficking
Routes
Eco-Tourism
Ecotourism?
Definition:
Ecotourism is: “Responsible travel to natural areas that
conserves the environment and improves the well-being of
local people”
How does this differ
from regular TOURISM?
[answer through a web search]
Population and Projections
Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution
Where do most
People live?
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Squatter Settlements
in Major Latin American Cities
Huge gap between the rich and poor…..little or no middle class!
What do I do now?
• Review the Pretest for
those questions you missed
yesterday….can you answer
then now? [Pretest is on my
website]
• When ready, close your
laptop and raise your hand
for the quiz.
• Buena suerte!