1. Latin America Cultural
Characteristics

2. LANGUAGES OF LATIN AMERICA
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil
And Spanish just about everywhere else!!!

3. INDIAN CIVILIZATIONS AZTECS – area around Present-day Mexico
City - known for
their pyramids

5. Chichen Itza

6. Gautemala MAYANS – from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico into Central
America
TIKAL
Gautemala

8. INCA – along the ANDES
Mountains.
Machu
Picchu

10. European Powers Spanish Portuguese Effects: language customs music
religion

11. As workers to grow the cash crops for export.
The Europeans brought Africans into the region and enslaved them. Many African traditions are still evident in the region today. Why were they brought to the region?
As workers to grow the cash crops for export.
This after many Native Americans died from diseases brought by the Europeans

12. A person of mixed Indian
Many of the people of European ancestry intermingled with native peoples(Indians)or with African slaves
MULATTO
MESTIZO
A person of
mixed African
and
European
ancestry
A person of mixed Indian
and European ancestry

13. Roman Catholic Dominant Religion: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A branch of Christianity…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

14. Look at the map…
Where do most
people live?
ALONG
THE
COAST!!!

15. MEGACITIES Large cities of Latin America are called:
Squatter settlements on the outskirts of these
megacities are known as ….
SHANTYTOWNS

16. This is called: out – migration or (emigration)
Trend to move to other regions of the world:
This is called: out – migration or
(emigration)

17. Cultural Heritage:
STEEL
DRUM
BANDS
CALYPSO
REGGAE

18. Cultural Landscapes:
                                                                  
CATHEDRALS
PYRAMIDS

19. ONE LAST THING!!!!!

20. There is a rapid growth in Latin America.
What do you think the population pyramid looks like?
triangle!