1. Ch. 9-1: Physical Geography of Latin America Objective: Identify important landforms and resources of Latin America

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

3. Mountains and Highlands The Andes Mountains- –part of the mountain range that runs through a portion of North, Central and South America. United States- The Rocky Mountains Central America- The Sierra Madres South America- the Andes

4. Andes Mountains - Peru Patagonia – Southern Andes

5. Many volcanoes The longest mountain range in the world, nearly 5,000 miles long. Creates a barrier between the coastal cities on the west coast and the interior of the continent.

6. Highlands The Guiana Highlands The Brazilian Highlands Guiana Highlands

7. The Plains of Latin America - Well suited for agriculture Llanos: Colombia and Venezuela Pampas: Argentina and Uruguay Amazon River Basin: Brazil

8. The Pampas: Argentina

9. The Amazon River and Other Major River Systems Amazon River: Brazil Orinoco River: Venezuela and Colombia Paraná River: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

10. The Mighty Amazon Amazon : Flows 4,000 miles from west to east and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Source is the Andes Mountains close to the Pacific Ocean.

11. The Orinoco River Flows mainly through Venezuela and Colombia. It creates part of the border between the two countries.

12. The Paraná River begins in the Brazilian Highlands and flows southward through Paraguay and Argentina. It meets with several other rivers to create the Rio de la Plata

13. Islands of the Caribbean Three Main Island Groups make up the West Indies: The Bahamas The Greater Antilles The Lesser Antilles

14. The Bahamas Made up of hundreds of islands off of the southern tip of Florida.

15. The Greater Antilles Made up of the largest islands in the Caribbean including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico.

16. The Lesser Antilles Includes the smaller islands in the region southeast of Puerto Rico.

17. Resources Gold Silver Oil Natural gas Hydroelectric power Copper Timber Agricultural Products

18. Ch. 9-2: Climate and Vegetation Objective: Identify Latin American climate and vegetation patterns and their impact on the daily life of the people

19. Climate and Vegetation Tropical Wet Rain forest (Brazil) Tropical Wet and Dry Llanos and Pampas (Venezuela and Argentina) Semiarid Patagonia- Argentina Desert Atacama Desert-Chile

20. Mid-Latitude Climates Humid Subtropical Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina Mediterranean West coast of Chile Marine West Coast Southern Chile, eastern Argentina Highlands

21. Vertical Climate Zones About 15,000 ftTierra Helada (Mountain Tundra) Tree Line 10,000-12,000 ftTierra Fria (Cloud Forest) 6,000 -6,500 ft Tierra Templada (Wet forest) 2,500- 3,000 ft Tierra Caliente (Dry Forest and swamp)

22. Ch. 9-3: Human-Environment Interaction Objective: Explain the impact of agricultural techniques on the physical environment.

23. Agriculture Slash-and-burn technique used to clear the land for farmland in the Amazon River basin.

24. Slash and burn- Panama

25. \ Slash and burn agriculture in Peru

26. Terraced Farming is an ancient technique introduced by the Inca for growing crops on the side of a mountain. This reduces soil erosion.

27. Terraced farming - Peru

28. Urbanization Push and Pull factors: People are moving from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities.

29. Push Factors Push factors: reasons people move away from rural areas Ex: Poverty, poor medical care, poor educational opportunities, low- paying jobs

30. Pull Factors Pull factors: reasons people are drawn to the cities. Ex: Possibilities for work, education, medical care.

31. Urban Sprawl Unemployment Crime Illegal Drug trafficking Slums Pollution Sanitation Shortages of clean drinking water and housing

32. The Constitution Square, Or Zócalo. With The Palacio Nacional, Mexico City, Located On The East Side. Photo Taken From The Top Of The Latin American Tower. Looking East. January 18, 2005

33. Tourism Advantages: –Creation of new jobs –Reduction of the income gap between rich and poor

34. Tourism Disadvantages: –Congestion –Pollution –Strain on local resources –Resentment and hostility –Large public debt due to building tourist facilities

35. 5 Minute Writing Humans interact with the environment in different ways. We depend, modify, and adapt to our specific environment. Identify how Latin Americans have depended, modified, and adapted to their physical world.