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