LATIN AMERICA Chapter 9

Pg 191 What mountain ranges are in Latin America? What bodies of water surround Latin America? What are 3 major rivers in South America?

1. Latin America reaches the _______________________ of the U.S. down to __________________ at the __________________ tip of South America. 2. On the South American continent, the ___________________ are part of ____________________ that runs down the __________________ of North, ____________, and South America. 3. Other ranges include the _____________________ in the _______________ of South America. Tierra del Fuego Andes Mountains Pacific Coast Guiana Highlands Ch. 9:1 -Landforms & Resources of Latin America southern border southernmost huge mountain chain Central northern coast

Cayambe-Coca Nature Reserve Cloud Forest at 1400 meters above Coca River. Eastern Andes Mountains, Ecuador.

The Andes Mountains in Chile

Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands - Venezuela

4. South America also has several _________________ including the ___________ of Colombia and _______________. 5. Other vast plains, located in _______________ & ________________, are known as the ______________. 6. In addition, South America has many ___________________ including the ___________ River that winds through the _______________ part of the continent, mainly in ________________. llanos pampas Orinoco wide plains Venezuela Argentina Uruguay river systems northern Venezuela

The llanos of Venezuela and Colombia

The pampas of Argentina

7. The longest of these rivers is the _____________________that flows about _______________ from west to _________ and empties into the__________________. 8. North of South America & east of ____________ & Central America are the ______________ islands. They consist of __________________________ : the_______________, the _____________________, and the ____________________. 9. Latin America is rich in _______________________. Venezuela & Mexico have major_______ reserves. ____________ is rich in __________________ because of its many ____________ and ________________. Amazon River Atlantic Ocean Caribbean BahamasGreater Antilles Lesser Antilles oil hydroelectric power 4,000 mileseast Mexico three major groups natural resources Brazil riverswaterfalls

The Itaipu Dam in Brazil

1. Latin America has several ______________, dense forests made up of ___________________of trees. 2. The __________ such forest is located in the _____________, which covers which covers more than __________________________ of South America. 3. South America also contains _____________ called _____________, which are found in ______________ and _________ climate zones. 4. Latin America contains two types of _______ climate zones, _____________ and _________. rain forests Amazon savannas tropical wet Ch. 9:2 - Climate & Vegetation of Latin America dry semi-arid desert different species largest two million square miles grasslands dry

The Amazon River

The twists and turns on the river are called what?

The Amazon River at dusk

A small boat on the Amazon

Life on the Amazon

The Amazon Rain Forest

Deforestation

5. Parts of northern _____________ are classified as a ___________, as is much of the coast of __________. 6. Part of __________ along the west coast has a __________________ climate with hot, dry ____________ and cool, moist ____________. 7. The __________________ climate zone has cool, ______________ & mild, rainy ____________ & runs along the coast of southwestern South America. 8. ___________ climate zones vary from ____________ to cold, depending on ___________, & are found in the ___________ of Mexico & South America. desert Mediterranean marine west coast Highland Chile Peru Chile summers winters rainy winters summers moderate altitudemountains

The Atacama Desert, Chile

The Atacama Desert

(1) ___________ people of Latin America used the (2)__________________ technique to clear fields for crops. This technique involved (3)_____________ trees, brush, & (4)___________ and then (5)_____________them to clear a field for (6)____________crops. (7)________________is an ancient technique practiced by the (8)_______ for growing crops on (9)____________ or mountain slopes. Although many people practice (10)____________ in Latin America, an increasing number are moving to (11)___________. In the South American (12)______________ of (13)_____________, (14)____________, and (15)_______________, more than (16)______________ of the people live in (17) __________ areas. slash-and-burn cutting burning Terraced farming cities Ch. 9:3 - Human-Environment Interaction ArgentinaChileUruguay urban Native grasses planting hillsides farming countries 85 percent Inca

slash-and-burn agriculture

Both (18) ______________ factors are at work in moving _____________ and (19)____________ off the land & drawing them to (20)__________. (21)_________ factors include poor (22)______________ care, poor education, & low paying jobs. (23)__________ factors include (24)__________ paying jobs, better (25)_____________, and better medical care. Many Latin American cities have become (26)_____________, but the biggest city of all in this region is (27)________________. These cities are afflicted with many (28)___________________ problems including high levels of (29)_________________from cars and factories. push and pull cities Push pull Mexico City air pollution peasants farmers medical higher schools very large environmental

Slums in Caracas, Venezuela

favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Slums in Santiago, Chile

Urban sprawl in Guadalajara, Mexico

Air pollution in Santiago, Chile

Mexico, D.F.

Mexico, D.F. at night

urban sprawl in Mexico, D.F.

Air pollution in Mexico, D.F.

Air pollution in Cabo, Mexico

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

urban sprawl in Sao Paolo, Brazil

To make matters (30)___________, local governments cannot afford facilities to handle the (31)______________ increase. This (32) ______________ includes such things as (33)____________, transportation, (34)_____________, and housing. Latin America also has a large amount of (35)______________, which is both an advantage & (36)___________________. Two advantages include the (37)______________ tourists bring to the (38)____________ they visit and the (39)______________ they create for (40)___________________. Two (41)__________________ include the increasing (42) ___________ caused by (43)___________ built in previously (44)_______________ areas and the large (45)_________________ run up by local governments borrowing (46)_____________ to build tourist facilities. infrastructure jobs local residents pollution public debt worse population sewers electricity tourism disadvantage countries income disadvantages resortsunspoiled money