1. Latin America From Mexico to Chile and Argentina

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

3. ANDES

4. Peaks in the ANDES

5. Looking up

6. Inca city of Machu Pichu

7. Sierra Madres

8. Sierra rocky cliffs

9. Green slopes

10. Looking across the range

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

12. Amazon River Basin (dark green)

13. Amazon flowing through the rainforest.

14. Grasslands Pampas In Argentina In Argentina Used for grazing and farming Used for grazing and farmingLlanos In Venezuela Used for grazing and farming

15. Cattle on the Pampas

16. Shade trees on the llanos

17. A small pond on the llanos

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

20. Water fall in the forest

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

22. Atacama

23. Archipelagoes (groups of islands) Bahamas Bahamas –Hundreds of islands of the tip of Florida and to the North of Cuba Greater Antilles Greater Antilles –Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola Lesser Antilles Lesser Antilles –Smaller islands to the South of Puerto Rico

24. Bahamas

25. Bahamas from space

26. The Beach

27. Warm Blue Water

28. FIN