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Mr. Cargile Mission Hills HS, San Marcos, CA Mr. Cargile Mission Hills HS, San Marcos, CA

Regions of “Latin America ” Central America The Caribbean South America South America

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

Satellite Image of Latin America

Topography of Latin America

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.

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

Andes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

Llamas in the Andes

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

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

Amazon Rain Forest

Mato Grosso

Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

Deserts Atacama Desert

Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

Cape Horn

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R. Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highland s 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

Earthquake Zones

Active Volcanoes

The Tropical Hemisphere

LatinAmericanClimaticZones

Very Varied Climate Zones

Precipitation

Temperatures

Elevation

Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Vegetation

Three-Tiered Canopy

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region Diamonds Amethyst Quartz Bauxite

Deforestation in the Amazon

Original Forest Cover Future Forest Cover Current Forest Cover

Agriculture and Fishing

Banana Plantation

Harvesting Sugar Cane

Growing Coffee

Rubber Industry

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Traffickin g Routes

Population and Projections

LatinAmerica’s Populatio n Distributio n

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities