1. Bellringer
1.Which of the following is NOT used to describe a plains in South America: a)pampas b)prairie c)cerrado d)llanos
2.Rich oil deposits in Venezuela are found near which river: a)Orinoco b) Paraná c) Mississippi d)Amazon
3.Which Caribbean island is one of the Greater Antilles: a)Greenland b)Cuba c)Trinidad d)Bermuda

2. Bellringer
Which of the following is NOT used to describe a plains in South America: a)pampas b)prairie c)cerrado d)llanos
Rich oil deposits in Venezuela are found near which river: a)Orinoco b) Paraná c) Mississippi d)Amazon
Which Caribbean island is one of the Greater Antilles: a)Greenland b)Cuba c)Trinidad d)Bermuda

3. Today-Objective: Climate & Vegetation of Latin America
Video: Animals of the Amazon
Understand the climate regions of Latin America
Understand the variety in vegetation in Latin America
complete a physical map of south America
Special project-McDonalds in Latin America

4. First: Video-Animals of the Amazon

5. Climate Zones of Latin America Fill in the boxes with information about Latin American Climate

6. Tropical Wet
Tropical Wet &Dry
(Semiarid)

7. Tropical Climate Zones
Tropical Wet
Hot & rainy year round
Rain forests – Amazon rain forest
Where- Brazil
Tropical Wet & Dry
Hot w/Wet season & dry season
Savannas(grasslands with tropical vegetation)
Hot with seasonal rain
Where- Brazil. Columbia, Argentina

8. Rainforest (see bottom of back page)
Dense forest made up of different species of trees
Hot & Rainy all year round
Wide variety of plants & animals
Largest Rain forest is in Brazil

9. Dry Climates Semiarid Where- Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina Desert
Dry with some rain
Vast grass covered plains
Where- Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
Desert
Area with little or no precipitation
Shrubs growing in gravel or sand. Very dry
Where- northern Mexico, coast of Peru, Atacama Desert in northern Chile, south Argentina

10. Mid-Latitude Climate Zones
Humid Subtropical
Rainy winters & hot humid summers
Varied vegetation. Our climate zone
Where- Parts of Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, southern Bolivia, northern Argentina
Mediterranean
Hot dry summers & cool moist winters
chaparral or drought resistant trees. Similar to California
Where- west coast of Chile

11. Mid-Latitude Climate Zones
Marine West Coast
Cool rainy winters & mild, rainy summers
Forests
Where- coasts of southwestern South America-southern Chile & Argentina
Highlands
Moderate to cold depending on elevation
Mountainous areas. Other factors that affect climate are sunlight, wind, & landscape
Where- mountains of Mexico & South America

12. Next Complete the Physical Map of Latin America
Use pages
Special Project- McDonalds in Latin America- 150 points
You will be assigned a country from Latin America. Do they have a McDonalds?
Conduct research & present it on a poster or presentation. Make sure you answer the questions given.
Due Thursday