Lesson 2 Earthquake Zones Active Volcanoes Physical Features Dense mixed with mountainous terrain and dry arid lands Tropical Islands Caribbean RAIN FOREST Physical Features ID: 726720
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LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
Lesson #2Slide2
Earthquake ZonesSlide3
Active VolcanoesSlide4
Physical Features
Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands
Tropical Islands (Caribbean)
RAIN FORESTSlide5
Physical Features
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World’s widest river (2nd
Longest)
AMAZON RIVERSlide6
Areas of Importance
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2nd
highest mountain range in the world
Runs the length of the continent
ANDES MOUTAINSSlide7
Areas of Importance
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Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel
Always tropical warm and humid
YUCATAN PENINSULASlide8
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
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Snow at the Equator
– temperature drops 3.5ºF per 1000 ft. elevationSlide9
Andes Mountains (Peru)Slide10
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
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Machu Pichu – terraced mountain top Inca citySlide11
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff
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Terraces at Machu PichuSlide12
Llamas in the AndesSlide13
The Sierra Madres
, MexicoSlide14
Guianan Highlands, VenezuelaSlide15
Patagonian Region (Chile)Slide16
Amazon Rain ForestSlide17
Amazon Rain ForestSlide18
Cattle Ranching on the PampasSlide19
Gauchos of the Pampas, ArgentinaSlide20
Atacama DesertSlide21
Cape HornSlide22
The Panama CanalSlide23
Latin
American
Climatic
ZonesSlide24
Very Varied Climate ZonesSlide25
Native Indians of the AmazonSlide26
Minerals of the Amazon Region
Diamonds
Amethyst
Quartz
BauxiteSlide27
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 survivaldestruction of the rainforest creates greenhouse gases that contribute to climate changeapproximately 121 useful drugs currently on the market are obtained from
plants thereSlide28
Deforestation in the AmazonSlide29
Agriculture and FishingSlide30
Banana PlantationSlide31
Harvesting Sugar CaneSlide32
Growing CoffeeSlide33
Rubber IndustrySlide34
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of MexicoSlide35
Drug Trafiking RoutesSlide36
Latin
America’s
Population
DistributionSlide37
Squatter Settlements
in Major Latin American Cities