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1 LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY Lesson #2

2 Satellite Image of Latin America

3 Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 3 Physical Geography of Latin America (Fig. 4.7)

4 Earthquake Zones

5 Active Volcanoes

6 Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Sao Francisco R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R.

7 Mountains and Peaks Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau

8 Physical Features Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands Tropical Islands (Caribbean) RAIN FOREST

9 Physical Features ___________________ World’s widest river (2 nd Longest) AMAZON RIVER

10 Areas of Importance ____________________ 2 nd highest mountain range in the world Runs the length of the continent ANDES MOUTAINS

11 Areas of Importance ___________________ Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel Always tropical warm and humid YUCATAN PENINSULA

12 Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 12 Snow at the Equator – temperature drops 3.5ºF per 1000 ft. elevation

13 Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 13 Population Map of Latin America (Fig. 4.12)

14 Questions going along with PPT 1.How does the size of the largest nation in South America compare to the whole USA? 2.Describe the Andes Mountains. 3.Describe the Amazon Rain Forest.

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17 Andes Mountains (Peru)

18 The Eastern Flank of the Andes

19 Elevation

20 Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

21 Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 21 Machu Pichu – terraced mountain top Inca city

22 Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 22 Terraces at Machu Pichu

23 Llamas in the Andes

24 The Sierra Madres, Mexico

25 Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

26 Brazilian Highlands

27 Patagonian Region (Chile)

28 Valleys Plains and Basins Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Llanos

29 Amazon Rain Forest

30 On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

31 Amazon Rain Forest

32 On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

33 Three-Tiered Vegetation

34 Three-Tiered Canopy

35 Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

36 Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

37 Deserts Atacama Desert

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39 The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

40 Cape Horn

41 The Panama Canal

42 Going Through the Panama Canal

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

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45 The Tropical Hemisphere

46 LatinAmericanClimaticZones

47 Very Varied Climate Zones

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49 Amazon Rain Forest

50 Native Indians of the Amazon

51 Jungle Fauna

52 Minerals of the Amazon Region Diamonds Amethyst Quartz Bauxite

53 Rain forest Produces 20% of all the oxygen in the world Although tropical forests cover less than 7% of the earth's surface they are home to approximately 50% of all living things on earth. About 1.2 billion people in the world rely on the rainforest for their survival destruction of the rainforest creates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change approximately 121 useful drugs currently on the market are obtained from plants there

54 Deforestation in the Amazon

55 Original Forest Cover Future Forest Cover Current Forest Cover

56 Agriculture and Fishing

57 Banana Plantation

58 Harvesting Sugar Cane

59 Growing Coffee

60 Rubber Industry

61 Questions going along with PPT 1.What are the two biggest climate zones in South America? 2.Why is the Rain Forest important? 3.Why is the Rain Forest disappearing?

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63 Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

64 Eco-Tourism

65 Drug Trafiking Routes

66 Questions going along with PPT 1.Name three resources coming out of Latin America. 2.Describe the cities.

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68 Population and Projections

69 LatinAmerica’sPopulationDistribution

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

71 Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

72 Sao Paolo, Brazil

73 Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

74 Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

75 Maps found in text book on p. 437 and 440

76 Ways to remember Lat. Amer. nations Click (6 min of silly) Click for Central Amer. song (2 min of even sillier) Maps found in text book on p. 437 and 440

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