1. Describe the pictures to the left. Explain what is significant about each of the pictures. How do these pictures relate to the Latin American unit? How do these pictures relate to the Red Goes Green initiative?

2. Latin America: Climates and People Pages 443-447

3. Tropical Climate 75% of Latin America lies in the tropics Tropical wet climate: Amazon Basin, some Caribbean islands, parts of Central America Much of Latin America has a wet and dry climate Half the year is rainy/other half is dry Lowlands of Mexico, western Central America, southern Brazil

4. Other Climates Temperate Paraguay, Uruguay Warm and cool season Dry Climates Northern Mexico, Argentina Baja Peninsula Atacama Desert in Chile is VERY dry

5. Natural Resources Gold and silver: Brazil, Mexico, Peru Copper: Chile Oil: Mexico and Venezuela Cash crops: bananas, sugar, tobacco, coffee, rubber

6. Population Patterns Concentration of people in temperate highland areas and coastal plains Only 6% of Latin America is suitable for farming Interior region: Native American and/or mestizo culture European culture in the cities Has over 500 million people living there