LATIN AMERICA Chapter 9

1. Latin America reaches the _Southern border___ of the U.S. down to _The Tierra del Fuego__ at the _____Southern__________ tip of South America. Ch. 9:1 -Landforms & Resources of Latin America

2. On the South American continent, the __ANDES MOUNTAINS__ run down the ___WESTERN_ side of South America. Andes Mts.

The Andes Mountains in Chile

5. Other vast plains, located in _______________ & ________________, are known as the ______________. 6. In addition, South America has many ___________________ including the ___________ River that winds through the _______________ part of the continent, mainly in ________________. pampas Orinoco Argentina Uruguay river systems northern Venezuela

The pampas of Argentina

7. The longest of these rivers is the _____________________that flows about _______________ from west to _________ and empties into the__________________. 8. North of South America & east of ____________ & Central America are the ______________ islands. They consist of __________________________ : the_______________, the _____________________, and the ____________________. Map to follow…. Amazon River Atlantic Ocean Caribbean BahamasGreater Antilles Lesser Antilles 4,000 mileseast Mexico three major groups

1. Latin America has several ______________, dense forests made up of ___________________of trees. 2. The __________ such forest is located in the _____________, which covers which covers more than __________________________ of South America rain forests Amazon Ch. 9:2 - Climate & Vegetation of Latin America different species largest two million square miles

The Amazon River

The Amazon Rain Forest

(1) ___________ people of Latin America used the (2)__________________ technique to clear fields for crops. This technique involved (3)_____________ trees, brush, & (4)___________ and then (5)_____________them to clear a field for (6)____________crops. (7)________________is an ancient technique practiced by the (8)_______ for growing crops on (9)____________ or mountain slopes. Although many people practice (10)____________ in Latin America, an increasing number are moving to (11)___________. In the South American (12)______________ of (13)_____________, (14)____________, and (15)_______________, more than (16)______________ of the people live in (17) __________ areas. slash-and-burn cutting burning Terraced farming cities Ch. 9:3 - Human-Environment Interaction ArgentinaChileUruguay urban Native grasses planting hillsides farming countries 85 percent Inca

Deforestation

slash-and-burn agriculture

Terraced Farming- an adaptation for the Ancient Incas

Both (18) ______________ factors are at work in moving _____________ and (19)____________ off the land & drawing them to (20)__________. (21)_________ factors include poor (22)______________ care, poor education, & low paying jobs. (23)__________ factors include (24)__________ paying jobs, better (25)_____________, and better medical care. But there are Opportunity Costs of moving into the cities… push and pull cities Push pull peasants farmers medical higher schools

Problem: local governments cannot afford facilities to handle the (31)______________ increase. This (32) ______________ includes such things as (33)____________, transportation, (34)_____________, and housing.. ( infrastructurepopulation sewers electricity

Slums in Caracas, Venezuela

favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Slums in Santiago, Chile