1. The Geography of
Latin America
By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer

2. Regions of Latin America
The Caribbean
Central America
South America

3. Topography

4. Satellite Image of Latin America

6. Bodies of Water Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Lake Maracaibo Orinoco R.
Magdalena R.
Amazon R.
Pacific Ocean
Sao Francisco R.
Parana R.
Lake Titicaca
Uruguay R.
Rio de La Plata
Atlantic Ocean

7. Mountains and Peaks Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands
Brazilian Highlands
Andes Mts.
Patagonian Plateau

8. Andes Mountains (Peru)

9. The Eastern Flank of the Andes

10. Llamas in the Andes

11. The Sierra Madres, Mexico

12. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

13. Brazilian Highlands

14. Patagonian Region (Chile)

15. Valleys Plains and Basins
Llanos
Amazon Basin
Mato Grosso
Gran Chaco
Pampas

16. Amazon Rain Forest

17. Mato Grosso

18. Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

19. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

20. Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

21. Deserts
Atacama Desert

22. Atacama Desert

23. Cities Havanna Port-au-Prince Mexico City Caracas Panama City Bogota
Lima
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Santiago
Buenos Aires

24. Others
Panama Canal
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn

25. The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

26. Cape Horn

27. The Panama Canal

28. Going Through the Panama Canal

29. Sierra Madres Mts.
Gulf of Mexico
Havanna
Port-au-Prince
Mexico City
Caribbean Sea
Lake Maracaibo
Caracas
Orinoco R.
Panama City
Panama Canal
Llanos
Bogota
Guiana Highlands
Magdalena R.
Amazon R.
Pacific Ocean
Amazon Basin
Sao Francisco R.
Mato Grosso
Andes Mts.
Lima
Brasilia
Brazilian Highlands
Gran Chaco
Parana R.
Lake Titicaca
Rio De Janiero
Atacama Desert
Uruguay R.
Santiago
Pampas
Buenos Aires
Rio de La Plata
Patagonian Plateau
Falkland Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn

30. Earthquake Zones

31. Active Volcanoes

32. Climate

33. The Tropical Hemisphere

34. Latin
American
Climatic
Zones

35. Very Varied Climate Zones

36. Precipitation

37. Temperatures

38. Elevation

39. Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

40. Vegetation

41. Amazon Rain Forest

42. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

43. Three-Tiered Vegetation

44. Three-Tiered Canopy

45. Native Indians of the Amazon

46. Jungle Fauna

47. Minerals of the Amazon Region
Amethyst
Bauxite
Quartz
Diamonds

48. Deforestation in the Amazon

49. Original Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover

50. Agriculture and Fishing

51. Banana Plantation

52. Harvesting Sugar Cane

53. Growing Coffee

54. Rubber Industry

55. Other
Resources

56. Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

57. Eco-Tourism

58. Drug Trafiking Routes

59. Demographics

60. Population and Projections

61. Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution

62. Sao Paolo, Brazil

63. Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

64. Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

65. Adios!