1. Where in the Latin America?
Latin America Geography and Environmental Issues
Where in the Latin America?
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2. Mexico Location: North America Climate:
Northern Mexico has a steppe or desert climate. Dry climate with some rain
home to vast, grass-covered plains or desert shrubs
Southern Mexico has a Savanna climate.
The mountainous areas in central Mexico determines the climate based on the elevation. Such as the Sierra Madre Mountains.

3. Mexico’s Natural Resources
SILVER! More silver is mined in Mexico than in any other country.
Mexico also has large deposits of Oil.
Also mined: Gold, Iron, Copper, Zinc, and Manganese

4. Venezuela: Climate and Natural Resources

5. Location: South America Climate:
Venezuela
Location: South America
Climate:
Northern part has a steppe climate
Central Venezuela has a Savanna Climate usually hot with seasonal rain
Southern Venezuela has a tropical climate typically hot and rainy year round

6. Venezuela’s Natural Resources
OIL! Venezuela is an oil rich country. Venezuela has easy access to the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean allowing for easy exporting of oil around the world.
Venezuela also has deposits of natural gas and mines Iron, Gold, and Manganese
The government gets about half of its money from the oil business.
Even provides oil to Cuba at a reduced price!

7. Brazil: Climate and Natural Resources

8. Brazil Location: South America. The biggest country in South America.
Climate:
Northern Brazil has a tropical climate.
Central Brazil has a Savanna Climate.
Southern Brazil has a Humid Subtropical Climate. What is the weather like in a humid Subtropical climate?

9. Brazil’s Natural Resources
SUGAR!!! Sugar cane is Brazil’s number one exported natural resource.
It can easily trade with other countries because of its 7 seaports on the Atlantic coast.
Brazil also has oil, Iron, Tin, Manganese, and aluminum. And plenty of hydroelectric power!
What about the Amazon rain forest?
20% of the World’s oxygen comes from the Amazon rain forest!

10. Cuba: Climate and Natural Resources

11. Cuba Location: Caribbean sea Climate:
Savanna: hot with seasonal rainfall

12. Cuba’s Natural Resources
Land is used mostly for farming
This is because they have a large amount of arable land.
What is arable land?
They grow: Fruit and sugar cane which are the main exports
The also mine: Copper, Gold, and Nickel. Cuba also has a deposit of oil

14. On your map, color the
most populated areas
in one color and the less
populated areas in a
different color. In the
key indicate, what
color represents the
and the less populated
areas.

15. Latin America Languages: Must include Spanish, Portuguese, French and English on Key
Map 2
Green-Spanish
Blue- French
Hint: All countries in Latin America are Spanish except: Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Haiti

16. Where in the Latin America?
Latin America: Environmental Issues
Where in the Latin America?

17. Air Pollution in Mexico City, Mexico
Latin America: Environmental Issues
Air Pollution in Mexico City, Mexico

18. Air Pollution in Mexico City
nearly 20 million people live here
second most populated city in the world--Tokyo is first
city’s population & location contribute to its bad air pollution problem
considered to be the most polluted city in the world

19. Air pollution over Mexico City
Smog underneath the clouds, surrounded by mountains

20. Causes of Air pollution in Mexico City
huge population = lots of cars
high elevation--less oxygen so fuels don’t fully burn
--higher level of gases that harm eyes, lungs, & the heart
Sierra Madre mountains surround city & trap in polluted air

21. Mexico City Surrounded by mountains

22. Effects of Air Pollution
Increase in asthma
Acid Rain

23. Solutions for Air pollution in Mexico City
To reduce air pollution, the city promotes public transportation (buses, subway).
The city is also testing buses that run on cleaner burning fuels
new restrictions on car use
workshops to teach people about the environment

24. Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation
Latin America: Environmental Issues
Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation

25. Amazon Rainforest largest rainforest in the world
most of the rainforest is in Brazil
experiences a hot, humid, & rainy tropical climate
home to a huge variety of plants, trees, insects, birds, & animals
produces 1/3 of the earth’s oxygen (about 20%)

26. Amazon Rain Forest
Brazil

27. Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest
The Brazilian government built a major highway system.
opened rainforest to loggers
Brazil’s population has increased

28. Amazon Rainforest
Before

29. Amazon Rainforest
After

30. Results of deforestation
Plants & animals are losing their homes; many are endangered, and some are becoming extinct.
Loss of trees increases carbon dioxide, a gas that contributes to global warming.

31. Clear-cutting, slash and burn, and Mud slide due to erosion

32. Solutions The government is passing laws to limit the number of trees
Companies are replanting trees and “farming” them until they are mature enough to cut again.

33. Venezuela: oil-related pollution
Latin America: Environmental Issues
Venezuela: oil-related pollution

34. Black Gold in Venezuela
One of the world’s leading producers of oil
has been producing oil for about 100 years
Oil production has boosted economy
Main source of income for many people
Oil production results in toxic wastes, air pollution, & oil spills

35. Results of drilling for oil…
Venezuela

36. Causes Unscientific drilling Poor government involvement
Lack of proper machinery to clean effected areas

37. The effects Venezuela’s coast has become polluted with oil.
The environment is damaged
Fishing industry is hurt
Breathing problems for children and elderly

38. More effects of oil in Venezuela
Oil businesses have damaged Lake Maracaibo (largest lake in South America).
Large amounts of oil have been removed from the area so the land is changing.
eastern shore of the lake is dropping about three inches a year
government is having to take precautions to keep water from flooding into nearby towns

39. What does this remind you of?
Oil Spill
What does this remind you of?

40. Problems
Money from selling oil is the country’s main source of income.
Venezuelans are motivated to keep producing, selling, and burning oil--and polluting

41. Solutions Develop renewable energy sources
Focus on clean-up and prevention of pollution
Involve government more
Better training of workers (investing in human capital)