latin american geography lesson #2. satellite image of latin america
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Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 3 Physical Geography of Latin America (Fig. 4.7)TRANSCRIPT
LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
Lesson #2
Satellite Image of Latin America
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Physical Geography of Latin America (Fig. 4.7)
Earthquake Zones
Active Volcanoes
Bodiesof
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon R.
Orinoco R.
Uruguay R.
Magdalena R.
Sao Francisco
R.
Lake Titicac
a
Lake Maracai
bo
Rio de La Plata
Parana R.
Mountains
andPeaks
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madres Mts.
Guiana Highland
s
Brazilian Highland
s
Patagonian
Plateau
Physical Features Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands
Tropical Islands (Caribbean)
RAIN FOREST
Physical Features
___________________World’s widest river (2nd Longest)
AMAZON RIVER
Areas of Importance ____________________2nd highest mountain range in the world
Runs the length of the continent
ANDES MOUTAINS
Areas of Importance
___________________Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel Always tropical warm and humid
YUCATAN PENINSULA
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Snow at the Equator – temperature drops 3.5ºF per 1000 ft.
elevation
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Population Map of Latin America (Fig. 4.12)
Questions going along with PPT1. How does the size of the largest nation in South
America compare to the whole USA?
2. Describe the Andes Mountains.
3. Describe the Amazon Rain Forest.
Andes Mountains (Peru)
The Eastern Flank of the Andes
Elevation
Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate
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Machu Pichu – terraced mountain top Inca city
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Terraces at Machu Pichu
Llamas in the Andes
The Sierra Madres, Mexico
Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Region (Chile)
Valleys
Plainsand
Basins Amazo
n Basin
Pam
pas
Mato Gross
oGran Chac
o
Llano
s
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Amazon Rain Forest
On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
Three-Tiered Vegetation
Three-Tiered Canopy
Cattle Ranching on the Pampas
Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina
Deserts
Atac
ama
Dese
rt
Atacama Desert
The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
Cape Horn
The Panama Canal
Going Through the Panama Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon R.
Orinoco R.
Uruguay R.
Magdalena R.
Sao Francisco
R.
Lake Titicac
a
Lake Maracai
bo
Rio de La Plata
Parana R.
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madres Mts.
Guiana Highlands
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian
Plateau
Amazon
Basin
Pam
pas
Mato Gross
oGran Chac
o
Llano
sAt
acam
a De
sert
Mexico CityHavanna
Port-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
Bogota
Falkland
IslandsCape Horn
Pana
ma
Cana
l
The Tropical Hemisphere
LatinAmerica
nClimaticZones
Very Varied Climate Zones
Amazon Rain Forest
Native Indians of the Amazon
Jungle Fauna
Minerals of the Amazon Region
Diamonds
Amethyst
Quartz
Bauxite
Rain forest
• Produces 20% of all the oxygen in the world• Although tropical forests cover less than 7% of the
earth's surface they are home to approximately 50% of all living things on earth.
• About 1.2 billion people in the world rely on the rainforest for their survival
• destruction of the rainforest creates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change
• approximately 121 useful drugs currently on the market are obtained from plants there
Original Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover
Agriculture and Fishing
Banana Plantation
Harvesting Sugar Cane
Growing Coffee
Rubber Industry
Questions going along with PPT1. What are the two biggest climate zones in South
America?
2. Why is the Rain Forest important?
3. Why is the Rain Forest disappearing?
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Eco-Tourism
Drug Trafiking Routes
Questions going along with PPT1. Name three resources coming out of Latin America.
2. Describe the cities.
Population and Projections
LatinAmerica’sPopulatio
nDistributi
on
Cities
Mexico CityHavanna
Port-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
Bogota
Others
Falkland
IslandsCape Horn
Pana
ma
Cana
l
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Squatter Settlementsin Major Latin American
Cities
Maps found in text bookon p. 437 and 440
Ways to remember Lat. Amer. nations
Click(6 min of silly)
Click for Central Amer. song(2 min of even sillier)
Maps found in text bookon p. 437 and 440
