1. LATIN AMERICA PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

2. *PANAMA CANAL CONNECTS ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS 48 MILES LONG STARTED 1881, COMPLETED 1914 FRENCH FAILED U.S. SUCCEEDED 1999 GIVEN BY TREATY TO PANAMA

3. *LOCK = WATER STAIRS

4. *AMAZON RIVER LARGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD 2 ND LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD NAVIGABLE 1,000 MILES INLAND

6. AMAZON RAINFOREST

7. AMAZON DRAINAGE BASIN AMAZON RIVER BASIN *DRAINAGE BASIN AREA DRAINED BY A RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES

8. *ANDES MOUNTAINS YOUNG, TALL, AND SHARP LIKE THE AMERICAN ROCKIES

9. *EARTHQUAKE WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA = SUBDUCTION ZONE (PACIFIC RING OF FIRE)

10. ATACAMA DESERT

11. *EL NINO SOUTHEAST PACIFIC WARMER THAN USUAL *LA NINA EASTERN PACIFIC COOLER THAN USUAL

12. *SHIFTING CULTIVATION LAND CLEARED CROPS GROWN SOIL DEPLETED MOVE LAND CLEARED CROPS GROWN SOIL DEPLETED MOVE

13. SLASH AND BURN

14. *DEFORESTATION DESTRUCTION OF FOREST

15. *TERRACE FARMING FLAT, STAIR-STEP FIELDS ON A SLOPE PREVENTS EROSION

16. *PAMPAS WIDE FERTILE GRASSLANDS IN SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA