1. The Geography of
Latin America

2. Regions of “Latin America”
The Caribbean
Central America
South America
Where is
North America?

3. The border between North and South America is the
Isthmus of Panama, where the country Panama is and
where the Panama Canal has been built.
Note: Major of Philadelphia recently visited Panama---
Do you know why?

4. 2 Landlocked
Nations?
Identify 13 Nations
Found in
South America

5. Brazil Compared in Area with the United States

6. Identify the 8 Nations Of
Central America

7. The skeletons of tiny sea animals
Identify Nations
of the
Caribbean
What are the smaller islands made from?
The skeletons of tiny sea animals
What are the larger islands made from?
The tops of huge underwater mountains
Identify Nations
of the
Caribbean
[5]
Which are “territories”
of the United States?

8. Most important capitals.
Caracas
Bogota
Moved from
Rio de Janeiro to…
Lima
Brasilia
Do you know why?
Santiago
Rio De Janiero
Buenos Aires
Most important
capitals.

9. Havanna
San Juan
Kingston
Port-au-Prince
Panama City

10. Mexico City

11. Cities Havanna Port-au-Prince Mexico City Caracas Panama City Bogota
Lima
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Santiago
Buenos Aires

12. Topography

13. Satellite Image of Latin America

14. Topography of Latin America

15. Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

16. Rio de La Plata [Uruguay]
Venezuela & Colombia
Orinoco R.
Magdalena R.
Colombia
Amazon R.
Brazil, Peru
& Columbia
Parana R.
Argentina, Brazil,
Uruguay, Paraguay
Uruguay R.
Argentina, Brazil,
Uruguay
Rio de La Plata [Uruguay]
Rivers

17. Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
LAKE
TITICACA
Peru &
Bolivia
Brazilian Highlands

18. Mountains and Peaks What is the mountain range called in the U.S.?
Rocky Mts.
Mountains and Peaks
Guiana Highlands
Sierra Madres Mts.
Andes Mts.
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Plateau

19. Andes Mountains (Peru)

20. The Eastern Flank of the Andes

21. Llamas in the Andes

22. The Sierra Madres, Mexico

23. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

24. Brazilian Highlands

25. Patagonian Region (Chile)

26. Valleys, Plains and Basins
Llamos
Llanos
Amazon Basin
What’s important
about these regions?
Gran Chaco
Mato Grosso
Gran Chaco
Grasslands
Farming
Ranching
Pampas
Pampas

27. Topography of Latin America

28. Mato Grosso

29. Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

30. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

31. Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

32. Deserts Atacama Desert Where is it? On which side of the Andes
Mts. would we find this desert?
Research this info online.
Identify an important fact
regarding this desert.

33. Atacama Desert
…the driest place in the world!

34. Other Panama Canal Falkland Islands Cape Horn Who controls
these islands?

36. The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
Who owns these Islands?
The United Kingdom

37. Cape Horn

38. The Panama Canal

39. Going Through the Panama Canal

40. Completed Map Sierra Madres Mts. Gulf of Mexico Havanna Port-au-Prince
Mexico City
Caribbean Sea
Lake Maracaibo
Caracas
Panama Canal
Orinoco R.
Panama City
Llanos
Guiana Highlands
Bogota
Magdalena R.
Amazon Basin
Amazon R.
Pacific Ocean
Mato Grosso
Brazilian Highlands
Andes Mts.
Lima
Brasilia
Gran Chaco
Parana R.
Lake Titicaca
Rio De Janiero
Uruguay R.
Atacama Desert
Santiago
Pampas
Buenos Aires
Rio de La Plata
Patagonian Plateau
Falkland Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn

41. Earthquake Zones

42. Active Volcanoes

43. Climate

44. The Tropical Hemisphere

45. Latin
American
Climatic
Zones

46. Very Varied Climate Zones

47. Precipitation

48. Temperatures

49. Elevation

50. Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

51. Vegetation

52. Amazon Rain Forest

53. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

54. Three-Tiered Vegetation

55. Three-Tiered Canopy

56. Native Indians of the Amazon

57. Jungle Fauna

58. Minerals of the Amazon Region
Amethyst
Bauxite
Quartz
Diamonds

59. Deforestation in the Amazon

60. Original Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover

61. Agriculture and Fishing

62. Banana Plantation

63. Harvesting Sugar Cane

64. Growing Coffee

65. Rubber Industry

66. Other
Resources

67. Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

68. Drug Trafficking Routes

69. Eco-Tourism

70. [answer through a web search]
Definition:
Ecotourism is: “Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people”
Ecotourism?
How does this differ
from regular TOURISM?
[answer through a web search]

71. Demographics

72. Population and Projections

73. Latin America’s Population Distribution
Where do most
People live?

74. Sao Paolo, Brazil

75. Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

76. Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities
Huge gap between the rich and poor…..little or no middle class!

77. Adios!

78. What do I do now?
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