1. Physical Features of Latin America

2. Purple – South America
Red – Middle America
Yellow – Caribbean
Green – Central America

3. 8 mil sq. miles (~equal to N.A.)
Physical Geography
8 mil sq. miles (~equal to N.A.)
Made up of Middle America and South America
Caribbean sometimes debated as part of MA

4. Physical Geography
Caribbean aka West Indies
3 parts: Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, & Bahamas
Brazil is largest and most pop. of SA’s 13 countries

6. Mountains/Highlands
Mountains formed by crust collision - sits on Ring of Fire

8. Why would ppl settle here?
Cooler climates
Rich in resources… like what??
Water,
fertile soil,
forests,
minerals
Protection
Cordilleras-
Parallel
mountain
ranges
cordilleras

9. Mountains contd.
Mexico’s Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Oriental (eastern) & Sierra Madre Occidental (western) meet at Sierra Madre del Sur
Surrounds Mexican Plateau
Mild climate, volcanic soil in South= settlement

11. Mountains cont.
Most Caribbean islands part of Central Highlands (range goes across sea)
Volcanic islands
Some still active