and GEOGRAPHY Lesson 1 In your group Five places to visit there Four land features Three things that come from Latin America Two events that happened there One person you know of who came from there ID: 724260
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LATIN AMERICAN INTRODUCTIONandGEOGRAPHY
Lesson #1Slide2
In your group…Five places
to visit there
Four land features
Three things that come from Latin AmericaTwo events that happened thereOne person you know of who came from there Slide3
What Latin America is NOT:LatinOne continent
One language
One nation
Completely at peace
Click – 5 min intro.Slide4
What Latin America IS:Three distinct regions
Full of “Americans”
The
2 main languages are “Latin” basedJust to the south of USAIncludes the most wealthy man in the worldIncludes the poorest people in the world
Includes the prettiest tropical islands and resorts in the world
Where more drugs come from than anywhere elseSlide5
Things to know
Most: Gets its name from languages
Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages)
Three Sections
Central America
South America
Caribbean IslandsSlide6
Things to know
Most: Gets its name from languages
Spanish and Portuguese (Latin based Languages)
Three Sections
Central America
South America
Caribbean Islands
Mostly poor
Low education
Drug and leadership issues
Stretches from Mexico to Cape HornSlide7
Caribbean SeaSlide8
SOUTH AMERICA
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic OceanSlide9
It’s the Amazon Rain Forest, with more different species of life than anywhere else in the world.
Amazon Rain ForestSlide10
It’s the Amazon River
Teeming with life
Some of it
kinda
dangerous
Some of it REAL dangerousSlide11
It’s the Andes Mountains
The “backbone” of South AmericanSlide12
Loaded with Mayan Ruins
And some awesome resorts
It’s the Yucatan PeninsulaSlide13
Description of Latin AmericaAs you’re watching this video, describe three facts you noticed. Such as “Lat. America has…”
Click – Latin
Amer
intro.Slide14
LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHYSlide15
Physical Features
Dense __________________ mixed with mountainous terrain and dry, arid lands
Tropical Islands (Caribbean)
RAIN FORESTSlide16
Physical Features
___________________
World’s widest river (2
nd
Longest)
AMAZON RIVERSlide17
Areas of Importance
____________________
2
nd
highest mountain range in the world
Runs the length of the continent
ANDES MOUTAINSSlide18
Areas of Importance
___________________
Location of resort areas like Cancun and Cozumel
Always tropical warm and humid
YUCATAN PENINSULASlide19
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff19
Snow at the Equator
– temperature drops 3.5ºF per 1000 ft. elevationSlide20
Questions going along with PPT
How does the size of the largest nation in South America compare to the whole USA?
Describe the Andes Mountains.
Describe the Amazon Rain Forest.Slide21
TopographySlide22Slide23
Andes Mountains (Peru)Slide24
ElevationSlide25
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff25
Machu Pichu –
terraced mountain top Inca citySlide26
Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff26
Terraces at
Machu PichuSlide27
Llamas in the AndesSlide28
The Sierra Madres
, MexicoSlide29
Guianan Highlands, VenezuelaSlide30
Brazilian HighlandsSlide31
Patagonian Region (Chile)Slide32
Amazon Rain ForestSlide33
Rain forestProduces 20% of all the oxygen in the worldAlthough 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 change
approximately
121 useful drugs currently on the market are obtained from
plants thereSlide34
On the Ground Floor
of the Rain ForestSlide35
Amazon Rain ForestSlide36
On the Ground Floor
of the Rain ForestSlide37
Three-Tiered VegetationSlide38
Three-Tiered CanopySlide39
Jungle FaunaSlide40
Deforestation in the AmazonSlide41
Original Forest Cover
Future Forest Cover
Current Forest CoverSlide42
Cattle Ranching on the PampasSlide43
Gauchos of the Pampas, ArgentinaSlide44
Deserts
Atacama DesertSlide45
Atacama DesertSlide46
The Falkland Islands
or
Islas MalvinasSlide47
Cape HornSlide48
The Panama CanalSlide49
Going Through the Panama CanalSlide50
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 CanalSlide51
ClimateSlide52
The Tropical HemisphereSlide53
Very Varied Climate ZonesSlide54
Amazon Rain ForestSlide55
Native Indians of the AmazonSlide56
Agriculture and FishingSlide57
Banana PlantationSlide58
Harvesting Sugar CaneSlide59
Growing CoffeeSlide60
Rubber IndustrySlide61
Other
ResourcesSlide62
Oil Drilling in the Gulf of MexicoSlide63
Eco-TourismSlide64
Drug
Trafficking
RoutesSlide65
Questions going along with PPT
Name three resources coming out of Latin America.
Describe the cities. Slide66
DemographicsSlide67
Population and ProjectionsSlide68
Latin
America’s
Population
DistributionSlide69
Cities
Mexico City
Havanna
Port-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
BogotaSlide70
Others
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn
Panama CanalSlide71
Sao Paolo, BrazilSlide72
Overcrowding in
Sao Paolo, Brazil
20,000,000+ people as of 2014Slide73
Squatter Settlements
in Major Latin American CitiesSlide74
Maps found in text book
on p. 437 and 440Slide75
Click
(
6 min of silly)
Click for Central Amer. song
(
2
min of even sillier)
Latin American NationsSlide76
Adios!