09-04-2013 Wednesday B-day09-04-2013 Wednesday B-day

Turn-inTurn-in: parent info sheet, : parent info sheet, markers/pencilsmarkers/pencils

On your deskOn your desk: North America notes, : North America notes, Regions notes, Understanding Maps Regions notes, Understanding Maps worksheet, pen/cilworksheet, pen/cil

Warm-up:Warm-up: EESP with CNN student EESP with CNN student newsnews

This Saturday : This Saturday : study skills boot camp study skills boot camp

Are you going??Are you going?? (are your parents making you go?)(are your parents making you go?)

I have 6 invitations for small group I have 6 invitations for small group sessions…. Let me know today if you sessions…. Let me know today if you are interested.are interested.

AgendaAgenda

Today:Today: Open-notes quizOpen-notes quiz Notes over Latin AmericaNotes over Latin America Map/atlas work with partnerMap/atlas work with partner

HW= MAP TEST next class!!! HW= MAP TEST next class!!!

HW= MAP TEST next class!!!

Read over Latin America physical geography (no quiz)- but will be on Test next Friday

Latin AmericaLatin America

Physical GeographyPhysical Geography

Reaches from Reaches from Rio Grande Rio Grande River to Tierra del FuegoRiver to Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South at the tip of South America – about America – about 7,000 7,000 miles!miles!

Includes part of Includes part of North North America, all of Central America, all of Central and South America, and and South America, and the Caribbeanthe Caribbean

Borders the Atlantic and Borders the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.Caribbean Sea.

The largest country, The largest country, BrazilBrazil, is larger than the , is larger than the contiguous UScontiguous US

Region OverviewRegion Overview

What physical What physical features stand features stand out? out?

How do you How do you think these think these physical physical features affect features affect settlements settlements patterns?patterns?

How do you How do you think these think these physical physical features affect features affect economic economic activity?activity?

Mountains and HighlandsMountains and Highlands Andes Andes Mountains:Mountains:

• Part of the mountain chain that runs Part of the mountain chain that runs through South, Central and North Americathrough South, Central and North America

Rockies Rockies in USin US Sierra MadreSierra Madre in Mexico in Mexico AndesAndes in South America in South America

• Many activeMany active volcanoes volcanoes in the regionin the region• Serve as a barrier to Serve as a barrier to movementmovement into the into the

interiorinterior Settlement is concentrated on the eastern and Settlement is concentrated on the eastern and

Northern coastsNorthern coasts

• Home to the Home to the Inca Inca civilization in Perucivilization in Peru

Mountains and Highlands, continuedMountains and Highlands, continued

HighlandsHighlands: : mountainous or hilly mountainous or hilly sections of a country.sections of a country.• Guiana HighlandsGuiana Highlands

• Brazilian HighlandsBrazilian Highlands

PlainsPlains Llanos of Colombia and VenezuelaLlanos of Colombia and Venezuela

• Grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing Grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming.and farming.

Plains of Amazon River BasinPlains of Amazon River Basin• CerradoCerrado

Savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that Savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farmingmake them suitable for farming**

Pampas of Argentina and UruguayPampas of Argentina and Uruguay• Areas of Areas of grassland and rich soil; main products grassland and rich soil; main products

are cattle and wheat grainare cattle and wheat grain• Culture of the region centers around the Culture of the region centers around the gauchogaucho

Colombian Llanos

Plains of the Amazon River Basin

Atacama DesertAtacama Desert Known as the Known as the driest driest

place on earth- place on earth- parts parts of the desert haven’t of the desert haven’t ever had recorded ever had recorded rainfall.rainfall.

Some locations in the Some locations in the Atacama do receive a Atacama do receive a marinemarine fog. fog.

Parts of the desert Parts of the desert reach very high reach very high altitudes because it altitudes because it backs up into the backs up into the Andes Mtns.Andes Mtns.

Although a desert, Although a desert, average temperatures average temperatures in the Atacama range in the Atacama range between between 32-7732-77 degrees Fahrenheit.degrees Fahrenheit.

Marine fog in Atacama Desert

The AmazonThe Amazon

Flows about Flows about 4,000 miles4,000 miles from west to from west to east – originates in the Andes and east – originates in the Andes and empties into the empties into the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean

Fed by over 1,000 Fed by over 1,000 tributariestributaries Carries more waterCarries more water to an ocean than to an ocean than

any other river in the worldany other river in the world

Other riversOther rivers

Orinoco:Orinoco:• Winds through the northern part of the continent, Winds through the northern part of the continent,

mainly in mainly in VenezuelaVenezuela• Flows more than Flows more than 1,5001,500 miles miles• Flows through interior lands home to the few Flows through interior lands home to the few

remaining remaining Native American peoplesNative American peoples, like the , like the YanomamoYanomamo

Parana RiverParana River• Travels 3,000 miles through Travels 3,000 miles through Paraguay and Paraguay and

ArgentinaArgentina Iguazu RiverIguazu River

• Contains Contains Iguazu FallsIguazu Falls – – 22ndnd largest largest falls in the falls in the world, after falls at Lake Victoria in Africaworld, after falls at Lake Victoria in Africa

Orinoco River

Parana River

Iguazu FallsDevil’s Throat – 2,300 ft. cliff marking the border between Argentina and Brazil

Major Islands of the CaribbeanMajor Islands of the Caribbean

3 major groups:3 major groups:• BahamasBahamas• GreaterGreater Antilles Antilles – Cuba, Jamaica, – Cuba, Jamaica,

Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto RicoRepublic), and Puerto Rico

*Think greater=bigger…these are the bigger *Think greater=bigger…these are the bigger islands islands

• LesserLesser Antilles… Antilles…these are the smaller these are the smaller islandsislands

These 3 groups were collectively These 3 groups were collectively known as the known as the West IndiesWest Indies

The Bahamas

Greater Antilles

Lesser Antilles

HW= MAP TEST next class!!!

Read over Latin America physical geography (no quiz)- but will be on Test next Friday