1. Unit 2: Latin America
South America

3. Quick Facts! 4th largest continent 373 Million people
350 different indigenous groups!
Density: 56 people per square mile
12 Countries
3 Dependencies
Most speak Spanish
Brazil speaks Portuguese

4. Density and Distribution
High Rate of Population Growth
Low population density in most countries.

5. Map Comparo: Population vs. Topo

6. Brasília: A planned City
Became capital of Brazil in 1960
Most advanced city in South America

7. Urban Challenges
São Palo, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina): rank among worlds 15 largest cities
Fast Growth
Extreme gap between rich and poor
Favelas: Slums
Outskirts of cities

8. Early Cultures Moche, Mapuche, and Aymara Inca
Equador to Central Chile
Tawantinsuyu
“The land of the four quarters”
Capital: Cuzco (now in Peru)

9. The Inca

10. Machu Picchu

11. History: European Conquests

12. Independence

13. Independence All countries required violent upheaval except Brazil
Surinam did not gain independence until 1975
French Guiana is still a part of France
Post-Colonial era: Politically, and economically unstable
No tradition of self-government
Caudillos
Military Coups