1. Latin America & the Caribbean

2. Sierra Madre Mountains--Oriental and Occidental Rainforests
Physical Features
Major Mountain ranges
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre Mountains--Oriental and Occidental
Rainforests
Coastal Desert--Atacama Desert
Amazon River Basin

3. Tropical Grasslands--Pampas, Llanos
Archipelagoes groups of related islands
Reversed seasons south of the Equator
Volcanoes and Earthquakes

4. Vertical Zonation of Climates in Mexico
Tierra Templada-temperate
Tierra Fria-cold
Tierra Caliente-hot

5. Economic Characteristics
diverse economies
subsistence farming
plantation agriculture
slash and burn agriculture
cash crops and food crops
haciendas
cattle ranches and gauchos

6. deforestation
destruction of the rainforests
oil resources--Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico
Heavy smog and pollution--Mexico City

7. disparity of income distribution
NAFTA member
diverse mineral resources
copper in Chile
iron ore in Venezuela and Brazil

8. Cultural Characteristics
Indian civilizations--Aztec, Inca
African traditions--slaves
influences of European colonization--Spanish
predominance of the Roman Catholic religion
rigid social structure—no movement

9. Mestizos-European and Native
location of settlements--coastal in South America
Megacities with large squatter settlements
rapid population growth
out-migration

10. music--African influences, calypso, steel drum bands, reggae
Cultural heritage
music--African influences, calypso, steel drum bands, reggae
traditional dances
Spanish and Portuguese languages

11. pyramids and cathedrals haciendas and ejidos (communal land)
Cultural landscape
pyramids and cathedrals
haciendas and ejidos (communal land)
ruins at Machu Picchu
ruins at Tikal

12. From Mexico to Chile and Argentina
Latin America
From Mexico to Chile and Argentina

13. Mountain Ranges
Sierra Madres
In Mexico
3 different areas
ORIENTAL
OCCIDENTAL
DEL SUR
Andes
2nd highest range in the world.
Run from Chile to Panama

14. Latin America in Pictures

17. Squatter City in Brazil

18. Native American heritage

19. Mayan

22. Inca

23. Inca Chieftain

25. Steel Drums

26. Steel Drum Band

27. Cathedral in Mexico

28. Cathedral in Mexico

29. Macchu Picchu in Peru

30. Macchu Picchu is an ancient city that the Inca claimed was the center of the earth.

31. Tikal in Guatemala

32. ancient Mayan city ceremonial and civic center
Tikal is the "New York City" of the Maya, its skyscraper-like pyramids soaring up out of the jungle canopy.

33. Gauchos in Argentina

36. ANDES

37. Peaks in the ANDES

38. Looking up

39. Inca city of Machu Pichu

40. Sierra Madres

41. Sierra rocky cliffs

42. Green slopes

43. Looking across the range

44. Amazon River Basin
Over 1000 tributaries feed the Amazon River.
Drains an area almost the size of the USA.
Amazon 2nd largest river in the world.
Drains 60 times more water then the Nile.

45. Amazon River Basin (dark green)

46. Grasslands
Llanos
In Venezuela
Used for grazing and farming
Pampas
In Argentina
Used for grazing and farming

47. Cattle on the Pampas

48. Shade trees on the llanos

49. A small pond on the llanos

50. Rainforests cover much of Latin America.
Rain forests are near the equator.
Amazon rainforest covers almost 2 million acres.

52. Water fall in the forest

53. Driest desert in the World. Sheltered from the rainforest by the Andes
Deserts
Atacama Desert
Driest desert in the World.
Sheltered from the rainforest by the Andes

54. Atacama

55. Archipelagoes (groups of islands)
Bahamas
Hundreds of islands off the tip of Florida and to the North of Cuba
Greater Antilles
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola

56. Lesser Antilles
Smaller islands to the South of Puerto Rico

57. Bahamas

58. Bahamas from space

59. The Beach

60. Warm Blue Water

61. FIN

62. Latin America--Test Review
What is the main language of Latin America?
Spanish
What is the main religion of Latin America?
Roman Catholic

63. Name the major mountain ranges of Mexico?
Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental
What is the most important and populous region of Mexico?
Central Plateau

64. What do Tierra Fria, Tierra Templada, and Tierra Caliente have in common?
All are climate zones from the Latin American mountain regions
Ancient Mayan ruins can be found in which region of Mexico?
Yucatan Peninsula

65. Which native civilization was conquered by Cortez and the Spanish in Mexico?
the Aztecs
What three cultures make-up Mexico?
Ancient Indian, colonial Spanish and modern Mexican

66. What is an EJIDOS?
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
What is a HACIENDA?
Large Spanish-owned estates of land, usually run as a farm or cattle ranch

67. Who provided the labor on the Haciendas?
Indians
What is a mestizo?
Person of mixed Spanish and native Indian ancestory
What economic alliance is Mexico a member of?
NAFTA

68. What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land with water on both sides
What is the main economic activity of Central America?
Agricultural

69. What does an unequal distribution of wealth mean?
Most money/resources controlled by a few

70. What do Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) make up?
Greater Antilles
What group was originally brought to the Caribbean to work on the sugar plantations?
Africans

71. What is an archipelago?
Island group or island chain
What is subsistence farming?
Growing only enough for your use
What are the tropical grasslands of South America called?
Llanos and pampas

72. What is the predominant climate in Latin America?
Tropical climates
Does Latin America have volcanoes and earthquakes?
YES
What do Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico have in common?
oil

73. What is the main problem in Mexico City?
Smog and pollution
What mineral resources does Chile have?
Copper

74. What was the ancient South American native culture conquered by Spain?
Incas

75. Describe Latin America’s social structure.
Rigid
What 3 things do most Latin American cities have in common?
Coastal, megacities, squatter settlements

76. What is Macchu Picchu?
Ancient Incan ruins
What is the name of the ancient Mayan ruins in Guatemala?
Tikal

77. Name the major mountain range of South America?
Andes
When it is summer in the US, what season is it in Argentina?
winter

78. What is the largest economic activity in Argentina’s patagonia region?
Cattle ranching
What are Argentina’s cattle ranchers called?
gauchos