LATIN AMERICAN INTRODUCTION and GEOGRAPHY Lesson #1

In your group… Five places to visit there Four land features Three things that come from Latin America Two events that happened there One person you know of who came from there

What Latin America is NOT: One continent One language One nation Completely at peace Click – 5 min intro.

What Latin America IS: Three distinct regions Full of “Americans” The 2 main languages are “Latin” based Just to the south of USA Includes the most wealthy man in the world Includes the poorest people in the world Includes the prettiest tropical islands and resorts in the world Where more drugs come from than anywhere else

Things to know Most: Gets its name from languages Three Sections Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages) Three Sections Central America South America Caribbean Islands

Things to know Most: Gets its name from languages Three Sections Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages) Three Sections Central America South America Caribbean Islands Mostly poor Low education Drug and leadership issues Stretches from Mexico to Cape Horn

Caribbean Sea

SOUTH AMERICA Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean

Amazon Rain Forest It’s the Amazon Rain Forest, with more different species of life than anywhere else in the world.

It’s the Amazon River Teeming with life Some of it REAL dangerous Some of it kinda dangerous

It’s the Andes Mountains The “backbone” of South American

It’s the Yucatan Peninsula Loaded with Mayan Ruins And some awesome resorts

Description of Latin America As you’re watching this video, describe three facts you noticed. Such as “Lat. America has…” Click – Latin Amer intro.

LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY

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

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

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

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

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

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

Topography

Andes Mountains (Peru)

Elevation

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

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

Llamas in the Andes

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

Amazon Rain Forest

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

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Vegetation

Three-Tiered Canopy

Jungle Fauna

Deforestation in the Amazon

Original Forest Cover Current Forest Cover Future Forest Cover

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

Deserts Atacama Desert

Atacama Desert

The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

Cape Horn

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

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

Climate

The Tropical Hemisphere

Very Varied Climate Zones

Amazon Rain Forest

Native Indians of the Amazon

Agriculture and Fishing

Banana Plantation

Harvesting Sugar Cane

Growing Coffee

Rubber Industry

Other Resources

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Trafficking Routes

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

Demographics

Population and Projections

Latin America’s Population Distribution

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

Others Panama Canal Falkland Islands Cape Horn

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil 20,000,000+ people as of 2014

Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

Maps found in text book on p. 437 and 440

Latin American Nations Click for Central Amer. song (2 min of even sillier) Click (6 min of silly)

Adios!