World Regional Geography Latin America

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

Caribbean Middle America

Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Physical Geography of Latin America Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates

Plate Tectonics

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

Aruba

Climates of Latin America

Vegetation Map

Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography

Cultural Geography of Latin America Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical Geography

Population Concentrations

Population per square kilometer

Cartogram of World Population

Dot Density Map Showing World Population

World Population Growth By Country shown 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 %

Classroom in Mexico

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

Migration

Dominantly Black Population Caribbean Dominantly Black Population

Native Indian Populations

Cultural Geography of Latin America Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical Geography

Cultural Geography of Latin America Languages Indo European dominates the region

Religions

Religions

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

Amazon

Commercial Fishing

Cultural Geography of Latin America Economy Manufacturing Tourism Agriculture Trade

Cultural Geography of Latin America Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) Most are coastal in location

Tourism

Water Orientation influences the economy

Trade - the Panama Canal

Income levels

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

World Regional Geography Latin America C.J. Cox Instructor Week #14