Middle and South America Unit 3 Chapters 10, 11, and 12

Moreno Glacier in the Los Glaciares National Park - Argentina

Therapeutic mud bathing in crater of Volcán de Lodo El Totumo, Caribbean Coast - Brazil

Queulat National Park, southern Chile

Sacred Valley near Cuzco, Peru

Mayan city of Baak, Mexico: built without using metal tools, pack animals or the wheel

Quintana Roo, Mexico

View of rain forest near Pirre Mountains, in Darién National Park, Panama

Volcano letting off steam, Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua

Yucatan Peninsula Located in southeastern Mexico Separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico Mexico’s flattest region Has few rivers and the area has a humid climate

Baja Peninsula A peninsula of North America in the west of Mexico Extends 775 miles Separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California

Andes Mountains Lie along South America’s Pacific Coast Stretch from the northern most to southern most point Highest peak is 22, 834 feet Run through the countries of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile

Isthmus of Panama A narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea & the Gulf of Panama and Pacific Ocean Links Central and South America Contains the country of Panama & the Panama Canal

Oceans Pacific Ocean – Borders Middle and South America to the West Atlantic Ocean – Borders Middle and South America to the east

Caribbean Sea A tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere Part of the Atlantic Ocean To the west is Central America and Mexico To the south is South America One of the largest seas at 1,063,000 square miles

Lake Titicaca Located on the border of Bolivia and Peru 12,507 feet above sea level Highest navigable lake in the world By volume, it is the largest lake in South America

Rio Grande River 1,885 miles long Forms the natural boundary between the United States and Mexico Known as the Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico

Rio de la Plata Formed by the combination of the Uruguay and Parana Rivers Funnel shaped estuary* on the southeastern coast of South America to the Atlantic Ocean * semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea

Amazon River Largest river in the world by volume 1/5 of the world’s total river flow Largest drainage basin in the world total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined

Amazon River Basin The part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries 54% of the basin is in Brazil, but also stretches into other countries such as Peru

Amazon Rain Forest

Amazon Rain Forest Encompasses 1.2 billion acres Located within 9 nations comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world

Climates of Latin America

Climates of Latin America Where would each be found? Tropical Humid Tropical Wet and Dry Arid Semiarid Mediterranean Subarctic Highland Humid Subtropical Marine West Coast

Climates Tierra Caliente: A term used in Latin America which describes areas that have a tropical climate and are located at sea level to 3,000 feet Tierra Fria: A term used in Latin America which refers to locations where high altitude results in a cooler climate