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LATIN AMERICA

Where is Latin America? …and move southward Find Mexico on a World Map... …and move southward

Latin America

WHY is it called Latin America? And Spanish just about everywhere else!!! Portuguese is spoken in Brazil Latin is a language The two widely spoken languages are Latin-based www.skokienet.org/ festival/cultures.html

What physical characteristics do we need to know? CLIMATE In Central America and northern South America, it is TROPICAL In northern Mexico and southern South America, it is TEMPERATE

Along with climate, In the Southern Hemisphere: Remember that SEASONS are REVERSED

When it is winter in the USA... …it is summer in South America (and southern Africa & Australia & Antarctica)

Physical Features Mountains in Latin America: Sierra Madres split along Mexico’s coasts Andes along west coast of South America Just like the west coast of the USA, the Andes mountains are VOLCANIC

Sierra Madres ANDES MOUNTAINS: The longest chain and 2nd highest mountains in the world!!

More Physical Features: There are MANY islands in Latin America The Caribbean Islands are well known for their agriculture and tourism

The Galapagos Islands (off the west coast of Ecuador) are known for their Tortoises and other scientific studies of plants and animals. Ga-LAP-ah-goes Islands

Unfortunately, we’re being cut down and set aflame to make room for interior farmland and construction!!!! Rainforests: Costa Rica and Brazil~ Amazonia (in Brazil) is the largest in the world! “Amazonia” http://www.ran.org/info_center/about_rainforests.html

One of the hottest and driest places on Earth. 1/16”/yr Coastal Deserts: West Coast of South America ATACAMA DESERT in Chile This clip art is actually “wrong” to use for the Atacama…there are cacti shown!! One of the hottest and driest places on Earth. 1/16”/yr THIS is more like it!!! But why can places be so dry??? The “rain shadow” effect is part of the reason www.uni-magdeburg.de/ abp/picturegallery.htm

RAIN SHADOW EFFECT Windward side of the mountains Leeward Side or “protected” side of the mountains ANDES Pacific Ocean http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/simblob/rain-shadow.png The Andes Mountains create rain shadows on leeward slopes and cause moisture to be blocked. That’s how we see such dry areas in Latin America. The Andes are so high that they block moisture from the ocean and create grasslands and deserts on the other side of the mountains.

Rivers in Latin America The AMAZON Rivers in Latin America

IMPACTS of Physical Features?: Location of urbanization? People settle along coasts High population growth rate? YES! farmable land means more food Large cities are called: MEGACITIES Sao Paulo Rio Mexico City