the geography of latin america

Regionsof

LatinAmerica

Central America

The Caribbean

South America

Satellite Image of Latin America

Bodiesof

Water

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Amazon R.

Orinoco R.

Lake Titicac

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Parana R.

Mountains

andPeaks

Andes Mts.

Sierra Madres Mts.

Guiana Highland

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Brazilian Highland

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Patagonian

Plateau

Andes Mountains (Peru)

View from Santiago,Chile

Llamas in the Andes

The Sierra Madres, Mexico

Copper Canyon area of N. Mexico

Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

Angel Falls – World’s Largest

Brazilian Highlands

Patagonian Plateau (Chile)

Valleys

Plainsand

Basins

Amazon

Basin

Pam

pas

Mato Gross

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Llano

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Amazon Rain Forest

Diverse Animals

Dense Forests

Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso

1992

2006

Bright red is forested areas.

Gray is clear cut areas.

Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

Deserts

Atac

ama

Dese

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Chihuahuan Desert

Atacama Desert

Driest Desert Avg. of .04 inches/year

Some rain stations have NEVER measured any rain!

Chihuahuan Desert - Mexico

Cities

Mexico CityHavanna

Port-au-Prince

Panama City

Santiago

Lima

Buenos Aires

Brasilia

Rio De Janiero

Caracas

Bogota

Others

Falkland

IslandsCape Horn

Pana

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Cana

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The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

Cape Horn

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

Going Through the Panama Canal

Earthquake Zones

Active Volcanoes

The Tropical Hemisphere

LatinAmerica

nClimaticZones

Very Varied Climate Zones

Precipitation

Temperatures

Elevation

Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate

Amazon Rain Forest

On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

Three-Tiered Canopy

Native Indians of the Amazon

Jungle Fauna

Minerals of the Amazon Region

Diamonds

Amethyst

Quartz

Bauxite

Deforestation in the Amazon

Agriculture and Fishing

Banana Plantation

Harvesting Sugar Cane

Growing Coffee

Rubber Industry

Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Eco-Tourism

Drug Trafiking Routes

Population and Projections

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Mexico City, Mexico

Rio De Janiero

Sao Paolo, Brazil

Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Squatter Settlementsin Major Latin American

Cities