Latin America Topography Climate Resources

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Latin America
19,1 million square km
12,6% of the earth’s surface
Historical roots: Spain and Portugal
Spanish and Portuguese based on Latin: Latin America
Population – about 590 million

Regions
of
Latin
America
1. Middle America
Mexico
Central America
2. Caribbean
a. Bahamas:
b. Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic)
c. Lesser Antilles
3. South America
Central
America
The Caribbean
South
America

1. Central America

2. Caribbean

3. South America

Topography

Satellite Image of Latin America

Bodies
of
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon R.
Orinoco R.
Uruguay R.
Magdalena R.
Sao
Francisco R.
Lake Titicaca
Lake Maracaibo
Rio de La Plata
Parana R.

Lake Titicaca: World’s highest lake (3812 m above sea level, depth - 304m., the largest fresh water basin, 8290 sq. km)

Mountains
and
Peaks
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madres Mts.
Guiana Highlands
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Plateau

Andes Mountains (Peru)

The Eastern Flank of the Andes

Llamas in the Andes

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Region (Chile)

Valleys
Plains
and
Basins
Amazon
Basin
Pampas
Mato Grosso
Gran Chaco
Llanos

Amazon Rain Forest

Mato Grosso - a high plateau region in southwestern Brazil that forms a watershed between the Amazon and Plate river systems

Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos (an extensive grassy treeless plain in South America)

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas (large treeless plains in South America)

Deserts
Atacama Desert

Atacama Desert

Cities
Mexico City
Havanna
Port-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
Bogota

Others
Cape Horn - a rocky headland on an island at the extreme S tip of South America, belonging to Chile. It is notorious for gales and heavy seas; until the building of the Panama Canal it lay on the only sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn
Panama Canal

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 Titicaca
Lake Maracaibo
Rio de La Plata
Parana R.
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madres Mts.
Guiana Highlands
Brazilian Highlands
Patagonian Plateau
Amazon
Basin
Pampas
Mato Grosso
Gran Chaco
Llanos
Atacama Desert
Mexico City
Havanna
Port-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
Bogota
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn
Panama Canal

Active Volcanoes

Climate

Latin
American
Climatic
Zones

Very Varied Climate Zones

Precipitation

Resources

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor
of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Vegetation

Three-Tiered Canopy – трехъярусный древесный полог

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region
Diamonds
Amethyst
Quartz
Bauxite

Deforestation in the Amazon

Original Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover
Current Forest Cover

Agriculture and Fishing

Banana Plantation

Harvesting Sugar Cane

Growing Coffee

Rubber Industry

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Trafiking Routes

Demographics

Latin
America’s
Population
Distribution

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in
Sao Paolo, Brazil