PPT-South America:

Land Use in the Amazon How does culture impact ideas on land use November 13 2015 We will be able to evaluate aspects of culture that i nfluence land use in the Amazon region . K South Georgia Island UK National boundary National capital LEGEND 250 500 250 500 mi km Representing the Earth: Globes. Why is a globe more accurate than a map?. . A globe is shaped like the Earth and provides a true picture of the size and shape of landmasses and of distances across land masses.. World Map Pictures. Koala~ Australia . Red Back Spider~ Australia . Epacris-. Impressa. ~ Australia . Eucalyptus~ Australia . Pangolin~ China . Panda~ Asia . Frangipani~ Thailand. Musa . Ornata. (small banana plant)~ Asia . Physical Geography. Mountains. Andes (located in western South America. Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental (located in Mexico. Andes. Sierra Madres. Vertical . Zonation. Different elevations in the mountains have different temperatures. Continents. There are seven continents and 4 Oceans on the earth.. A . continent. is a great . landmass. .. From . largest . to . smallest . in size: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.. Session - 4. Session 4 - Agenda. Cover South America facts – Major Landforms. , . Rivers. , . Historic . information, . Major Countries . and . Cities. , . Major . National Parks and UNESCO sites (60 minutes). By: Destiny and Hope. . About The Continents. There are six to seven continents in the world. The reason why there are six TO seven continents is because some people believe that there are six continents instead of seven, they also believe that South America is part of North America. You can follow them any way, but we are going to stick with the seven continents. So ENJOY THE SHOW!!!!!!!. Which . Europeans. Discovered North America and Canada First?. Vikings:. 981: . Bjarni. . landed in Newfoundland by accident. Leif Erikson . in 1001  Heard about . Bjarni. & made his own trip to Newfoundland (. Write in your agenda.. Give directions from Venezuela to the Pacific Ocean.. Give directions from Mexico to Cuba.. Give directions from Colombia to Brazil.. Get your map and notes out from yesterday!. From the wettest jungle to the driest desert…South America has it all!. SECTION 1: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. How has South America’s rugged landscape both attracted and isolated people?. MOUNTAINS. Andes mountains: world’s longest mountain chain. Colonization of Latin America. Before Europeans arrived the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations ruled different parts of today’s Latin America. These indigenous people had developed their own cultures with unique languages and religions.. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. Viva la revoluciones vatos!. Causes of Mexican Independence. Liberalism. Political thoughts spread from U.S.. Home Rule but not independence. Economics. Mercantilism. Creoles desire free trade. Taxation . a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert. .