LATIN AMERICALATIN AMERICA

Chapter 9Chapter 9

Latin AmericaLatin America

• Includes the following:• Mexico• Central America (7)• Caribbean nations• South America

• Includes the following:• Mexico• Central America (7)• Caribbean nations• South America

Panama CanalPanama Canal

• Finished in 1919, controlled by the U.S. until Dec. 1999 in which time it went back to Panama

• Ships enter a bay and go through a system of locks, cost to build -- $380 million– Collect $32,000 per vessel to enter (depending on size)

– Commission collected $375 million in tolls– $175 million in fees– Paid Panama $90 million a year

• Finished in 1919, controlled by the U.S. until Dec. 1999 in which time it went back to Panama

• Ships enter a bay and go through a system of locks, cost to build -- $380 million– Collect $32,000 per vessel to enter (depending on size)

– Commission collected $375 million in tolls– $175 million in fees– Paid Panama $90 million a year

MexicoMexico

• Eastern range -- Sierra Madre Oriental• Western range -- Sierra Madre Occidental• They connect in southern Mexico• Plateau of Mexico lies between them (mesa -

isolated Mt. with a flat top). Mexico City is located here

• Eastern range -- Sierra Madre Oriental• Western range -- Sierra Madre Occidental• They connect in southern Mexico• Plateau of Mexico lies between them (mesa -

isolated Mt. with a flat top). Mexico City is located here

South AmericaSouth America

• Andes MtAndes Mt. -- second highest mt. in the world

• Brazilian highlandsBrazilian highlands -- cover 1/4 of S.A

• LlanosLlanos -- lowland region between Venezuela and Colombia. (tropical grassland)

• Andes MtAndes Mt. -- second highest mt. in the world

• Brazilian highlandsBrazilian highlands -- cover 1/4 of S.A

• LlanosLlanos -- lowland region between Venezuela and Colombia. (tropical grassland)

Facts / TermsFacts / Terms

• Amazon -- carries more water than any other river in the world

• Climate of the Amazon River Basin -- tropical wet

• High elevations in South America -- cool temp. and sparse pop.

• Timberline -- the boundary above which forest vegetation can live

• Alpine Tundra -- grows above the timberline• Plains -- llanos, pampas and gran chaco

• Amazon -- carries more water than any other river in the world

• Climate of the Amazon River Basin -- tropical wet

• High elevations in South America -- cool temp. and sparse pop.

• Timberline -- the boundary above which forest vegetation can live

• Alpine Tundra -- grows above the timberline• Plains -- llanos, pampas and gran chaco

Fly to the RainforestFly to the Rainforest

• Manaus, Brazil.kmz• Manaus, Brazil.kmz

Amazon RainforestAmazon Rainforest

• 2.7 million square miles of South America are rainforest

• Warm temp. and heavy rain creates the single largest and most varied mass of vegetation in the world

• Canopy -- uppermost branches cover an area

» The rainforest can have several layers of canopy

• 2.7 million square miles of South America are rainforest

• Warm temp. and heavy rain creates the single largest and most varied mass of vegetation in the world

• Canopy -- uppermost branches cover an area

» The rainforest can have several layers of canopy

Pictures of the Rainforest

Pictures of the Rainforest

Caribbean IslandsCaribbean Islands

• Islands formed from Mt. ranges on the floor of the ocean and from cays -- low lying coral islands

• 3 Island groups:• 1. The Bahamas -- closest to the U.S>• 2. Greater Antilles -- 4 largest islands

(Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica)

• 3. Lesser Antilles -- small islands to the south

• Islands formed from Mt. ranges on the floor of the ocean and from cays -- low lying coral islands

• 3 Island groups:• 1. The Bahamas -- closest to the U.S>• 2. Greater Antilles -- 4 largest islands

(Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica)

• 3. Lesser Antilles -- small islands to the south

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• Caribbean climate -- warm tropical climate all year

• 80 degree average• Sierras block rain in Mexico -- northern Mexico is an arid climate

• Mexico city -- elevation of this city is 7,350 feet

• 74 degree high in July

• Caribbean climate -- warm tropical climate all year

• 80 degree average• Sierras block rain in Mexico -- northern Mexico is an arid climate

• Mexico city -- elevation of this city is 7,350 feet

• 74 degree high in July