1. LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
Lesson #2

2. Earthquake Zones

3. Active Volcanoes

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

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

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

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

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

9. Andes Mountains (Peru)

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

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

12. Llamas in the Andes

13. The Sierra Madres, Mexico

14. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

15. Patagonian Region (Chile)

16. Amazon Rain Forest

17. Amazon Rain Forest

18. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

19. Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

20. Atacama Desert

21. Cape Horn

22. The Panama Canal

23. Latin
American
Climatic
Zones

24. Very Varied Climate Zones

25. Native Indians of the Amazon

26. Minerals of the Amazon Region
Amethyst
Bauxite
Quartz
Diamonds

27. 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

28. Deforestation in the Amazon

29. Agriculture and Fishing

30. Banana Plantation

31. Harvesting Sugar Cane

32. Growing Coffee

33. Rubber Industry

34. Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

35. Drug Trafiking Routes

36. Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution

37. Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities