1. Some basic map geography of Latin America

2. Continents: N. America, S. America, Australia, Africa, Eurasia, Antarctica

3. CANADA UNITED STATES MIDDLE AMERICA

4. Middle America Mexico + Central America + Caribbean part of North America Part of Latin America Not part of South America

5. Mexico United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos

6. 31 states and one federal republic

7. 2 peninsulas 1 isthmus: Tehuantepec Salt water bodies: Pacific Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico Bay of Campeche Caribbean

8. Central America Middle America minus Mexico and Caribbean

9. Central America Part of North America? Part of Middle America? 7 countries: Guatemala Belize El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama 2 bodies of salt water 2 large fresh water lakes: Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua

10. Caribbean (West Indies) Greater Antilles: 4 large islands: Cuba Jamaica Hispaniola Puerto Rico Lesser Antilles: in arc between S. America and Greater Antilles

11. Bahamas: “between” Greater Antilles and FLA

13. 13 independent nations in Caribbean: 1 Bahamas 2 Cuba 3 Jamaica 4 Haiti 5 Dominican Republic 6 St. Christopher (St. Kitts and Nevis) 7 Antigua and Barbuda 8 Dominica 9 St. Lucia 10 Barbados 11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12 Grenada 13 Trinidad and Tobago

16. Dependent nations belonging to US,UK, France, Netherlands US: Puerto Rico self-governing commonwealth U.S.Virgin Islands 50 islands; internal self- government Navassa

18. UK: Turks and Caicos Islands (self-governing associated state of UK) Cayman Islands (3 self-governing islands) British Virgin Islands 36 islands Anguilla near British Virgin Islands Montserrat near Antigua

20. France Guadeloupe: –A French Overseas Department Islands administered by Guadelope are: Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes, St. Barthelemy (Bar-te-le MEE) (St. Barths), St. Martin ( St. Martin is jointly ruled by France and Netherlands ; smallest political unit on earth ruled by two countries) Martinique

23. Netherlands: Netherland Antilles (5 islands) : autonomous and self-governing Bonaire Curacao Saba St. Eustatius St. Maarten Aruba

26. South America Part of Latin America; parts not “Latin” 12 countries and one French Overseas Department (French Guiana)

27. Andean South America: Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia

28. Southern South America: –Chile –Paraguay –Argentina –Uruguay –Brazil

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30. Guianas: French Guiana Guyana Suriname

31. Island groups: Galapagos (Ecuador) Falklands / Malvinas (claimed by Argentina and UK)

33. Tierra del Fuego