1. Latin America and the Caribbean

2. Countries of Mexico and Central America
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

3. Countries of South America
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

4. Countries of the Caribbean
Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (US)

5. From Mexico to Chile and Argentina
Latin America
From Mexico to Chile and Argentina

6. Mountain Ranges
Sierra Madres
In Mexico
3 different areas
ORIENTAL
OCCIDENTAL
DEL SUR
Andes
2nd highest range in the world.
Run from Chile to Panama

7. Latin America in Pictures

10. Macchu Picchu in Peru

11. Macchu Picchu is an ancient city that the Inca claimed was the center of the earth.

12. Tikal in Guatemala

13. ancient Mayan city ceremonial and civic center
Tikal is the "New York City" of the Maya, its skyscraper-like pyramids soaring up out of the jungle canopy.

14. ANDES

15. Peaks in the ANDES

16. Looking up

17. Inca city of Machu Pichu

18. Sierra Madres

19. Sierra rocky cliffs

20. Green slopes

21. Looking across the range

22. Amazon River Basin
Over 1000 tributaries feed the Amazon River.
Drains an area almost the size of the USA.
Amazon 2nd largest river in the world.
Drains 60 times more water then the Nile.

23. Amazon River Basin (dark green)

24. Amazon flowing through the rainforest.

25. Grasslands
Llanos
In Venezuela
Used for grazing and farming
Pampas
In Argentina
Used for grazing and farming

26. Cattle on the Pampas

27. Shade trees on the llanos

28. A small pond on the llanos

29. Rainforests cover much of Latin America.
Rain forests are near the equator.
Amazon rainforest covers almost 2 million acres.

31. Water fall in the forest

32. Driest desert in the World. Sheltered from the rainforest by the Andes
Deserts
Atacama Desert
Driest desert in the World.
Sheltered from the rainforest by the Andes

33. Atacama

34. Archipelagoes (groups of islands)
Bahamas
Hundreds of islands off the tip of Florida and to the North of Cuba
Greater Antilles
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola

35. Lesser Antilles
Smaller islands to the South of Puerto Rico

36. Bahamas

37. Bahamas from space

38. The Beach

39. Warm Blue Water

40. FIN

41. Latin America--Test Review
What is the main language of Latin America?
Spanish
What is the main religion of Latin America?
Roman Catholic

42. Name the major mountain ranges of Mexico?
Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental
What is the most important and populous region of Mexico?
Central Plateau

43. Ancient Mayan ruins can be found in which region of Mexico?
Yucatan Peninsula

44. What economic alliance is Mexico a member of?
NAFTA

45. What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land with water on both sides
What is the main economic activity of Central America?
Agricultural

46. What does an unequal distribution of wealth mean?
Most money/resources controlled by a few

47. What do Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) make up?
Greater Antilles
What group was originally brought to the Caribbean to work on the sugar plantations?
Africans

48. What is an archipelago?
Island group or island chain
What is subsistence farming?
Growing only enough for your use
What are the tropical grasslands of South America called?
Llanos and pampas

49. What is the predominant climate in Latin America?
Tropical climates
Does Latin America have volcanoes and earthquakes?
YES
What do Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico have in common?
oil

50. What is the main problem in Mexico City?
Smog and pollution
What mineral resources does Chile have?
Copper

51. What is Macchu Picchu?
Ancient Incan ruins
What is the name of the ancient Mayan ruins in Guatemala?
Tikal

52. Name the major mountain range of South America?
Andes
When it is summer in the US, what season is it in Argentina?
winter

53. What is the largest economic activity in Argentina’s patagonia region?
Cattle ranching
What are Argentina’s cattle ranchers called?
gauchos