1. Latin America’s Geography

2. La Cordillera start in the Rocky Mountains; Sierra Madres & Andes
Mountain range
start in the Rocky Mountains; Sierra Madres & Andes

3. Climate Zones

4. Tierra Fria, Tierra Caliente, Tierra Templada
Tierra Fria-wheat, barley & potatoes
Tierra templada- coffee & tobacco
Tierra caliente- bananas & sugar cane.

5. Tierra Fria
Literally meaning, “cold land,” this climate zone includes the areas that sit at least 6,000 ft. above sea level.

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8. Lowlands
These are areas that are at or near sea level; they are usually near the coast and in some inland areas of South America

9. Tierra Caliente
Literally meaning, “Hot land,” this climate zone is found in places such as the Yucatan Peninsula and the Amazon River Basin

13. Pampas
Lowlands- They are grasslands that are in Uruguay & Argentina

14. Fertile Pampas
Agriculture
Sheep & cattle grazing

15. Patagonia
Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. It is located in Argentina & Chile.
An elevated area, plateau
Area is southern Argentina, is an area where many sheep are raised.

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19. Tierra Templada
These are areas that lie between 3,000 and 6,000 feet. This climate is in the valleys of the Andes and on the Central Plateau

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22. The Amazon River
The Amazon River starts in the Andes Mountains and flows east across all of Brazil

23. Amazon Rainforest
Rainforests are being destroyed =value of its timber –cutting down forest
Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter century due to rainforest deforestation.

27. The Orinoco River
The Orinoco River flows north through Venezuela and into the Caribbean Sea

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30. The Rio de la Plata
Located in on the border between Uruguay and Argentina, the Rio de lat Plata is used as a major shipping route

33. Atacama Desert Where is the desert? Chile and Southern Peru
What are Nasca lines & geoglyphs?
The area is dry, windless and isolated by mountains to east.