1. Chapter 9 : Lesson 1 Physical Geography of South America

2. Essential Question
How has South America’s rugged landscape both attracted and isolated people?

3. Regions of Latin America
Mexico
Central America
Caribbean
South America

4. Cordillera: parallel chains or ranges of mountains

5. Altiplano: Spanish for “high plain,” a region in Peru and Bolivia encircled by the Andes

6. Escarpment: a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

7. Highlands The Guiana Highlands The Brazilian Highlands

8. Llanos: fertile grasslands found in inland areas of Colombia and Venezuela

9. Pampas: a grassy, treeless plains of southern South America

10. The Pampas: Argentina

11. Mountains and Highlands
The Andes Mountains-
part of the mountain range that runs through a portion of North, Central and South America.
United States- The Rocky Mountains
Central America- The Sierra Madres
South America- the Andes

12. Andes Mountains - Peru
Patagonia – Southern Andes

15. Many volcanoes
The longest mountain range in the world, nearly 5,000 miles long.
Creates a barrier between the coastal cities on the west coast and the interior of the continent.

16. The Amazon River and Other Major River Systems
Brazil
Orinoco River:
Venezuela and Colombia
Paraná River:
Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

17. The Mighty Amazon
Amazon : Flows 4,000 miles from west to east and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Source is the Andes Mountains close to the Pacific Ocean.

19. The Orinoco River
Flows mainly through Venezuela and Colombia. It creates part of the border between the two countries.

20. Review Question:
Chapter 9 : Lesson 1
Read pages and answer Review Questions on page 222 Hand in Google Class Room.