LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY Lesson #2

Physical Features Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands Tropical Islands (Caribbean) RAIN FOREST

Physical Features ___________________ World’s widest river (2 nd Longest) AMAZON RIVER

Areas of Importance ____________________ 2 nd highest mountain range in the world Runs the length of the continent ANDES MOUTAINS

Areas of Importance ___________________ Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel Always tropical warm and humid YUCATAN PENINSULA

Latin America – political map Political Map Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Cuba Jamaica Bahamas Puerto Rico (a colony of USA) label the following cities: Rio de Janeiro Panama City Mexico City Havana

Latin America – physical map Physical Map Amazon River Andes Mountains Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Strait of Magellan Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

Reading Topographic Maps Each wavy line represents a change in elevation. Look for the line that has a number Count how many lines are in between that number and the next