1. Latin America and the Caribbean

2. Countries of Mexico and Central America
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

3. Countries of South America
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

4. Countries of the Caribbean
Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (US)

5. Sierra Madre Mountains--Oriental and Occidental Rainforests
Physical Features
Major Mountain ranges
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre Mountains--Oriental and Occidental
Rainforests
Coastal Desert--Atacama Desert
Amazon River Basin

6. Tropical Grasslands--Pampas, Llanos
Archipelagoes groups of related islands
Reversed seasons south of the Equator
Volcanoes and Earthquakes

7. Vertical Zonation of Climates in Mexico
Tierra Templada-temperate
Tierra Fria-cold
Tierra Caliente-hot

8. Economic Characteristics
diverse economies
subsistence farming
plantation agriculture
slash and burn agriculture
cash crops and food crops
haciendas
cattle ranches and gauchos

9. deforestation
destruction of the rainforests
oil resources--Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico
Heavy smog and pollution--Mexico City

10. disparity of income distribution
NAFTA member
diverse mineral resources
copper in Chile
iron ore in Venezuela and Brazil

11. Cultural Characteristics
Indian civilizations--Aztec, Inca
African traditions--slaves
influences of European colonization--Spanish
predominance of the Roman Catholic religion
rigid social structure—no movement

12. Mestizos-European and Native
location of settlements--coastal in South America
Megacities with large squatter settlements
rapid population growth
out-migration

13. music--African influences, calypso, steel drum bands, reggae
Cultural heritage
music--African influences, calypso, steel drum bands, reggae
traditional dances
Spanish and Portuguese languages

14. pyramids and cathedrals haciendas and ejidos (communal land)
Cultural landscape
pyramids and cathedrals
haciendas and ejidos (communal land)
ruins at Machu Picchu
ruins at Tikal

15. From Mexico to Chile and Argentina
Latin America
From Mexico to Chile and Argentina

16. Mountain Ranges
Sierra Madres
In Mexico
3 different areas
ORIENTAL
OCCIDENTAL
DEL SUR
Andes
2nd highest range in the world.
Run from Chile to Panama

17. Latin America in Pictures

20. Squatter City in Brazil

21. Native American heritage

22. Mayan

25. Inca

26. Inca Chieftain

28. Steel Drums

29. Steel Drum Band

30. Cathedral in Mexico

31. Cathedral in Mexico

32. Macchu Picchu in Peru

33. Macchu Picchu is an ancient city that the Inca claimed was the center of the earth.

34. Tikal in Guatemala

35. ancient Mayan city ceremonial and civic center
Tikal is the "New York City" of the Maya, its skyscraper-like pyramids soaring up out of the jungle canopy.

36. Gauchos in Argentina

39. ANDES

40. Peaks in the ANDES

41. Looking up

42. Inca city of Machu Pichu

43. Sierra Madres

44. Sierra rocky cliffs

45. Green slopes

46. Looking across the range

47. Amazon River Basin
Over 1000 tributaries feed the Amazon River.
Drains an area almost the size of the USA.
Amazon 2nd largest river in the world.
Drains 60 times more water then the Nile.

48. Amazon River Basin (dark green)

49. Amazon flowing through the rainforest.

50. Grasslands
Llanos
In Venezuela
Used for grazing and farming
Pampas
In Argentina
Used for grazing and farming

51. Cattle on the Pampas

52. Shade trees on the llanos

53. A small pond on the llanos

54. Rainforests cover much of Latin America.
Rain forests are near the equator.
Amazon rainforest covers almost 2 million acres.

56. Water fall in the forest

57. Driest desert in the World. Sheltered from the rainforest by the Andes
Deserts
Atacama Desert
Driest desert in the World.
Sheltered from the rainforest by the Andes

58. Atacama

59. Archipelagoes (groups of islands)
Bahamas
Hundreds of islands off the tip of Florida and to the North of Cuba
Greater Antilles
Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola

60. Lesser Antilles
Smaller islands to the South of Puerto Rico

61. Bahamas

62. Bahamas from space

63. The Beach

64. Warm Blue Water

65. FIN

66. Latin America--Test Review
What is the main language of Latin America?
Spanish
What is the main religion of Latin America?
Roman Catholic

67. Name the major mountain ranges of Mexico?
Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental
What is the most important and populous region of Mexico?
Central Plateau

68. What do Tierra Fria, Tierra Templada, and Tierra Caliente have in common?
All are climate zones from the Latin American mountain regions
Ancient Mayan ruins can be found in which region of Mexico?
Yucatan Peninsula

69. Which native civilization was conquered by Cortez and the Spanish in Mexico?
the Aztecs
What three cultures make-up Mexico?
Ancient Indian, colonial Spanish and modern Mexican

70. What is an EJIDOS?
Farmland owned collectively by members of a rural community
What is a HACIENDA?
Large Spanish-owned estates of land, usually run as a farm or cattle ranch

71. Who provided the labor on the Haciendas?
Indians
What is a mestizo?
Person of mixed Spanish and native Indian ancestory
What economic alliance is Mexico a member of?
NAFTA

72. What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land with water on both sides
What is the main economic activity of Central America?
Agricultural

73. What does an unequal distribution of wealth mean?
Most money/resources controlled by a few

74. What do Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) make up?
Greater Antilles
What group was originally brought to the Caribbean to work on the sugar plantations?
Africans

75. What is an archipelago?
Island group or island chain
What is subsistence farming?
Growing only enough for your use
What are the tropical grasslands of South America called?
Llanos and pampas

76. What is the predominant climate in Latin America?
Tropical climates
Does Latin America have volcanoes and earthquakes?
YES
What do Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico have in common?
oil

77. What is the main problem in Mexico City?
Smog and pollution
What mineral resources does Chile have?
Copper

78. What was the ancient South American native culture conquered by Spain?
Incas

79. Describe Latin America’s social structure.
Rigid
What 3 things do most Latin American cities have in common?
Coastal, megacities, squatter settlements

80. What is Macchu Picchu?
Ancient Incan ruins
What is the name of the ancient Mayan ruins in Guatemala?
Tikal

81. Name the major mountain range of South America?
Andes
When it is summer in the US, what season is it in Argentina?
winter

82. What is the largest economic activity in Argentina’s patagonia region?
Cattle ranching
What are Argentina’s cattle ranchers called?
gauchos