1. Middle and South America
Unit 3
Chapters 10, 11, and 12

2. Moreno Glacier in the Los Glaciares National Park - Argentina

3. Therapeutic mud bathing in crater of Volcán de Lodo El Totumo, Caribbean Coast - Brazil

4. Queulat National Park, southern Chile

5. Sacred Valley near Cuzco, Peru

7. Mayan city of Baak, Mexico: built without using metal tools, pack animals or the wheel

8. Quintana Roo, Mexico

9. View of rain forest near Pirre Mountains, in Darién National Park, Panama

10. Volcano letting off steam, Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua

11. Yucatan Peninsula Located in southeastern Mexico
Separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico
Mexico’s flattest region
Has few rivers and the area has a humid climate

13. Baja Peninsula A peninsula of North America in the west of Mexico
Extends 775 miles
Separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California

14. Andes Mountains Lie along South America’s Pacific Coast
Stretch from the northern most to southern most point
Highest peak is 22, 834 feet
Run through the countries of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile

15. Isthmus of Panama
A narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea & the Gulf of Panama and Pacific Ocean
Links Central and South America
Contains the
country of
Panama &
the Panama
Canal

16. Oceans Pacific Ocean – Borders Middle and South America to the West
Atlantic Ocean – Borders Middle and South America to the east

17. Caribbean Sea A tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere
Part of the Atlantic Ocean
To the west is Central America and Mexico
To the south is South America
One of the largest seas at 1,063,000 square miles

18. Lake Titicaca Located on the border of Bolivia and Peru
12,507 feet above sea level
Highest navigable lake in the world
By volume, it is the largest lake in South America

19. Rio Grande River 1,885 miles long
Forms the natural boundary between the United States and Mexico
Known as the Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico

20. Rio de la Plata
Formed by the combination of the Uruguay and Parana Rivers
Funnel shaped estuary* on the southeastern coast of South America to the Atlantic Ocean
* semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea

21. Amazon River Largest river in the world by volume
1/5 of the world’s total river flow
Largest drainage basin in the world
total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined

22. Amazon River Basin
The part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries
54% of the basin is in Brazil, but also stretches into other countries such as Peru

23. Amazon Rain Forest

24. Amazon Rain Forest Encompasses 1.2 billion acres
Located within 9 nations
comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the
world

25. Climates of Latin America

26. Climates of Latin America Where would each be found?
Tropical Humid
Tropical Wet and Dry
Arid
Semiarid
Mediterranean
Subarctic
Highland
Humid Subtropical
Marine West Coast

27. Climates Tierra Caliente:
A term used in Latin America which describes areas that have a tropical climate and are located at sea level to 3,000 feet
Tierra Fria:
A term used in Latin America which refers to locations where high altitude results in a cooler climate