LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY Lesson #2

Satellite Image of Latin America

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 3 Physical Geography of Latin America (Fig. 4.7)

Earthquake Zones

Active Volcanoes

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

Physical Features Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands Tropical Islands (Caribbean) RAIN FOREST

Physical Features ___________________ World’s widest river (2 nd Longest) AMAZON RIVER

Areas of Importance ____________________ 2 nd highest mountain range in the world Runs the length of the continent ANDES MOUTAINS

Areas of Importance ___________________ Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel Always tropical warm and humid YUCATAN PENINSULA

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 12 Snow at the Equator – temperature drops 3.5ºF per 1000 ft. elevation

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 13 Population Map of Latin America (Fig. 4.12)

Questions going along with PPT 1.How does the size of the largest nation in South America compare to the whole USA? 2.Describe the Andes Mountains. 3.Describe the Amazon Rain Forest.

Andes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

Elevation

Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 21 Machu Pichu – terraced mountain top Inca city

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 22 Terraces at Machu Pichu

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

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Vegetation

Three-Tiered Canopy

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

Deserts Atacama Desert

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. Sao Francisco R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R. Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands 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

The Tropical Hemisphere

LatinAmericanClimaticZones

Very Varied Climate Zones

Amazon Rain Forest

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region Diamonds Amethyst Quartz Bauxite

Rain forest Produces 20% of all the oxygen in the world Although tropical forests cover less than 7% of the earth's surface they are home to approximately 50% of all living things on earth. About 1.2 billion people in the world rely on the rainforest for their survival destruction of the rainforest creates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change approximately 121 useful drugs currently on the market are obtained from plants there

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

Questions going along with PPT 1.What are the two biggest climate zones in South America? 2.Why is the Rain Forest important? 3.Why is the Rain Forest disappearing?

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Trafiking Routes

Questions going along with PPT 1.Name three resources coming out of Latin America. 2.Describe the cities.

Population and Projections

LatinAmerica’sPopulationDistribution

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

Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

Maps found in text book on p. 437 and 440

Ways to remember Lat. Amer. nations Click (6 min of silly) Click for Central Amer. song (2 min of even sillier) Maps found in text book on p. 437 and 440