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Agenda 9/25/ Warm-up: Week 5, Day 1. / Warm-up: Semana 5, Día 1. a)Two questions. Two minutes for each question. / Dos preguntas. Dos minutos para cada pregunta. 2.Intro to South America Power Point / Introducción a Power Point sobre América del Sur 3.Map & Notes on South America: / Mapa y Notas sobre América del Sur: a)Physical Geography / Geografía Física

General Facts: / Datos generales: 4 th largest land continent in land area /4 º continente más grande de la tierra en la superficie terrestre In the Western Hemisphere, South of Central America /En el hemisferio occidental, al sur de Centroamérica Between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans / Entre los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico – 7,000 miles across / millas a través de

Mountains: / Montañas: Andes Mountains- some of highest in the world /Cordillera de los Andes, algunas de las más altas del mundo – Run 4,500 miles in western South America./ Ejecute millas en el oeste de América del Sur. – Once part of the Incan Empire /Una vez parte del Imperio Inca

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

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

Grasslands/Plains Pastizales/llanos Most of South America = mountains and poor soil = unproductive land. / La mayoría de los de América del Sur = montañas y suelos pobres de la tierra = improductivo. Pampas in Argentina & Uruguay = fertile soil for growing crops & grazing cattle. / Pampas en Argentina y Uruguay = tierra fértil para los cultivos y el ganado de pastoreo.

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

Amazon Rain Forest

Mato Grosso

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

Deserts Atacama Desert Nazca Desert

Atacama Desert

Nazca Desert

Rainforests / Selvas Tropicales In northern part = warm, humid climates /En la parte norte = climas cálidos y húmedos – Amazon Rainforest- world’s largest – in Brazil. / Amazon Rainforest-más grandes del mundo - en Brasil. Being cut down (deforestation) for ranches & farms. / Siendo talados (deforestación) para los ranchos y granjas.

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Canopy

Jungle Fauna

Deforestation in the Amazon

Bodies of Water /Cuerpos de agua Amazon River- 2 nd longest in the world, largest in the world = more water. /Río Amazonas-2 ª más larga del mundo, la más grande del mundo = más agua. Others are Orinoco R. and Rio de la Plata /Otros son Orinoco R. y Río de la Plata – Most people live along or near rivers./ La mayoría de las personas viven a lo largo o cerca de los ríos.

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.

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

Climate / Clima Warm because near the equator/ Cálido porque cerca del ecuador Mountains & Ocean winds = comfortable temperatures / Montañas y vientos oceánicos = temperaturas confortables More people at higher elevations where cooler./Más personas en elevaciones más altas donde más fresco.

The Tropical Hemisphere

LatinAmericanClimaticZones

Elevation

Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate