1. The Geography of
Latin America

2. Regions of “Latin America”
The Caribbean
Central America
South America

3. Countries of the Caribbean Sea

4. Countries of Central America

5. Countries of South America

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

7. Topography

8. Important Vocabulary
Escarpment-steep cliff or slope between higher land lower land surfaces

9. Important Vocabulary
Cordilleras-parallel mountain ranges

10. Important Vocabulary
Altiplano-high plain in Peru & Bolivia that is encircled by the Andes mountain peaks

11. Satellite Image of Latin America

12. Land forms of Latin America
Panama Canal
Llanos
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn

13. Bodies of Water Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Lake Maracaibo Amazon R.
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Nicaragua
Amazon R.
Pacific Ocean
Lake Titicaca
Rio de La Plata
Atlantic Ocean

14. Mountains and Peaks Sierra Madre Mts. Mexican Plateau
Brazilian Highlands
Andes Mts.
Mato Grasso Plateau
Patagonian Plateau

15. Andes Mountains (Peru)

16. Llamas in the Andes

17. The Sierra Madres, Mexico

18. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

19. Brazilian Highlands

20. Patagonian Region (Chile)

21. Valleys Plains and Basins
Llanos
Amazon Basin
Mato Grosso
Pampas

22. Amazon Rain Forest

23. Mato Grosso

24. Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

25. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

26. Deserts
Atacama Desert

27. Atacama Desert

28. Others
Panama Canal
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn

29. The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

30. Cape Horn

31. The Panama Canal

32. Going Through the Panama Canal

33. Earthquake Zones

34. Active Volcanoes

35. Climate

36. The Tropical Hemisphere

37. Latin
American
Climatic
Zones

38. Different Climate Zones

39. Precipitation

40. Temperatures

41. Elevation

42. Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

43. Vegetation

44. Amazon Rain Forest

45. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

46. Three-Tiered Vegetation

47. Three-Tiered Canopy

48. Minerals of the Amazon Region
Amethyst
Bauxite
Quartz
Diamonds

49. Agriculture and Fishing

50. Banana Plantation

51. Harvesting Sugar Cane

52. Growing Coffee

53. Rubber Industry

54. Other
Resources

55. Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

56. Eco-Tourism

57. Demographics

58. Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution

59. Sao Paolo, Brazil

60. Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

61. Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

62. Adios!