Regions of Latin America Central America The Caribbean South America South America
Satellite Image 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 Most common free grazing meat & pack animal in South America As of 2007: 7 million Llamas were living in South America
The Sierra Madres, Mexico
Guyana Highlands, Venezuela
Brazilian Highlands Geographical region covering most of eastern and southern Brazil 2 million sq miles majority of Brazil’s population lives in the region
Patagonian Region (Chile) region located at the southern end of South America named by Magellan for native people of the area geography & climate varies: - grasslands, hills & mts. - ponds, lakes, glaciers - temperate to cold CountryAreaPopulationDensity Argentina 2,780,400 km 2 40,091, per km 2 Chile 743,812 km 2 16,601, per km 2 Patagonia 1,043,076 km 2 1,999, per km 2
Cattle Ranching Fact: Argentina is largest importer of beef to the United States
Deserts Atacama Desert
Others Strait of Magellan Cape Horn Panama Canal
Cape Horn
The Panama Canal Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Canal
Earthquake Zones
Active Volcanoes
The Tropical Hemisphere
LatinAmericanClimaticZones Climate Zones : Tropical Desert/Arid Mountain Grassland Tundra
Very Varied Climate Zones Patagonia region in Chile & ArgentinaAmazon Rainforest Atacama DesertGrasslands (Pampas) of S. America
Precipitation Blue = Heaviest Orange = Drought
Temperatures Orange= Hot Dark Blue = Freezing
Elevation
Altitude & Resources
Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Vegetation
Three-Tiered Canopy
Amazon Rain Forest
Native Indians of the Amazon
Diverse Plant & Animal Life
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
Growing Cocoa
Rubber Industry
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Eco-Tourism
Drug Trafficking Routes
Population and Projections Pink Line = Latin America Blue Line = United States
LatinAmerica’sPopulationDistribution
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities