1. LATIN AMERICAN INTRODUCTION and GEOGRAPHY
Lesson #1

2. In your group… Five places to visit there Four land features
Three things that come from Latin America
Two events that happened there
One person you know of who came from there

3. What Latin America is NOT:
One continent
One language
One nation
Completely at peace
Click – 5 min intro.

4. What Latin America IS: Three distinct regions Full of “Americans”
The 2 main languages are “Latin” based
Just to the south of USA
Includes the most wealthy man in the world
Includes the poorest people in the world
Includes the prettiest tropical islands and resorts in the world
Where more drugs come from than anywhere else

5. Things to know Most: Gets its name from languages Three Sections
Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages)
Three Sections
Central America
South America
Caribbean Islands

6. Things to know Most: Gets its name from languages Three Sections
Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages)
Three Sections
Central America
South America
Caribbean Islands
Mostly poor
Low education
Drug and leadership issues
Stretches from Mexico to Cape Horn

7. Caribbean Sea

8. SOUTH AMERICA
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

9. Amazon Rain Forest
It’s the Amazon Rain Forest, with more different species of life than anywhere else in the world.

10. It’s the Amazon River Teeming with life Some of it REAL dangerous
Some of it kinda dangerous

11. It’s the Andes Mountains
The “backbone” of South American

12. It’s the Yucatan Peninsula
Loaded with Mayan Ruins
And some awesome resorts

13. Description of Latin America
As you’re watching this video, describe three facts you noticed. Such as “Lat. America has…”
Click – Latin Amer intro.

14. LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. Topography

23. Andes Mountains (Peru)

24. Elevation

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

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

27. Llamas in the Andes

28. The Sierra Madres, Mexico

29. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

30. Brazilian Highlands

31. Patagonian Region (Chile)

32. Amazon Rain Forest

33. 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

34. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

35. Amazon Rain Forest

36. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

37. Three-Tiered Vegetation

38. Three-Tiered Canopy

39. Jungle Fauna

40. Deforestation in the Amazon

41. Original Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover

42. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

43. Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

44. Deserts
Atacama Desert

45. Atacama Desert

46. The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

47. Cape Horn

48. The Panama Canal

49. Going Through the Panama Canal

50. Sierra Madres Mts.
Gulf of Mexico
Havanna
Port-au-Prince
Mexico City
Caribbean Sea
Lake Maracaibo
Caracas
Orinoco R.
Panama City
Panama Canal
Llanos
Bogota
Guiana Highlands
Magdalena R.
Amazon R.
Pacific Ocean
Amazon Basin
Sao Francisco R.
Mato Grosso
Andes Mts.
Lima
Brasilia
Brazilian Highlands
Gran Chaco
Parana R.
Lake Titicaca
Rio De Janiero
Atacama Desert
Uruguay R.
Santiago
Pampas
Buenos Aires
Rio de La Plata
Patagonian Plateau
Falkland Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn

51. Climate

52. The Tropical Hemisphere

53. Very Varied Climate Zones

54. Amazon Rain Forest

55. Native Indians of the Amazon

56. Agriculture and Fishing

57. Banana Plantation

58. Harvesting Sugar Cane

59. Growing Coffee

60. Rubber Industry

61. Other
Resources

62. Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

63. Eco-Tourism

64. Drug Trafficking Routes

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

66. Demographics

67. Population and Projections

68. Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution

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

70. Others
Panama Canal
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn

71. Sao Paolo, Brazil

72. Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
20,000,000+ people as of 2014

73. Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

74. Maps found in text book
on p. 437 and 440

75. Latin American Nations
Click for Central Amer. song
(2 min of even sillier)
Click
(6 min of silly)

76. Adios!