Agenda 9/25/ Warm-up: Week 5, Day 1. a)Two questions. Two minutes for each question. 2.Intro to South America Power Point 3.Map & Notes on South America: a)Physical Geography Parts 3 & 4 of the World Map Activity is due Friday Sept. 28 in class. Remember this is a test grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STAAR Test Questions are very rarely recall of material from the class. Most questions will ask you to use a skill and content knowledge to answer a question. – This is a harder type of question!
General Facts: 4 th largest continent in land area In the Western Hemisphere, South of Central America Between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans – 7,000 miles across
Mountains: Andes Mountains- some of highest in the world – Run 4,500 miles in western South America. – Once part of the Incan Empire
Mountains and Peaks Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau
Andes Mountains (Peru)
The Eastern Flank of the Andes
Llamas in the Andes
Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Region (Chile)
Grasslands/Plains Most of South America = mountains and poor soil = unproductive land. Pampas in Argentina & Uruguay = fertile soil for growing crops & grazing cattle.
Valleys Plains and Basins Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Llanos
Amazon Rain Forest
Mato Grosso
Cattle Ranching on the Pampas
Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina
Deserts Atacama Desert Nazca Desert
Atacama Desert
Nazca Desert
Rainforests In northern part = warm, humid climates – Amazon Rainforest- world’s largest – in Brazil. Being cut down (deforestation) for ranches & farms.
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Canopy
Jungle Fauna
Deforestation in the Amazon
Bodies of Water Amazon River- 2 nd longest in the world, largest in the world = more water. Others are Orinoco R. and Rio de la Plata – Most people live along or near rivers.
Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Sao Francisco R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R.
The Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Canal
Climate Warm because near the equator Mountains & Ocean winds = comfortable temperatures More people at higher elevations where cooler.
The Tropical Hemisphere
LatinAmericanClimaticZones
Elevation
Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate