LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY Lesson #2. Satellite Image of Latin America.
The Geography of Latin America
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Regionsof
LatinAmerica
Central America
The Caribbean
South America
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Satellite Image of Latin America
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Bodiesof
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Amazon R.
Orinoco R.
Lake Titicac
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Parana R.
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Mountains
andPeaks
Andes Mts.
Sierra Madres Mts.
Guiana Highland
s
Brazilian Highland
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Patagonian
Plateau
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Andes Mountains (Peru)
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View from Santiago,Chile
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Llamas in the Andes
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The Sierra Madres, Mexico
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Copper Canyon area of N. Mexico
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Guianan Highlands, Venezuela
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Angel Falls – World’s Largest
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Brazilian Highlands
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Patagonian Plateau (Chile)
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Valleys
Plainsand
Basins
Amazon
Basin
Pam
pas
Mato Gross
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Llano
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Amazon Rain Forest
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Diverse Animals
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Dense Forests
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Mato Grosso
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Mato Grosso
1992
2006
Bright red is forested areas.
Gray is clear cut areas.
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Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos
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Cattle Ranching on the Pampas
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Deserts
Atac
ama
Dese
rt
Chihuahuan Desert
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Atacama Desert
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Driest Desert Avg. of .04 inches/year
Some rain stations have NEVER measured any rain!
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Chihuahuan Desert - Mexico
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Cities
Mexico CityHavanna
Port-au-Prince
Panama City
Santiago
Lima
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Rio De Janiero
Caracas
Bogota
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Others
Falkland
IslandsCape Horn
Pana
ma
Cana
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The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
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Cape Horn
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The Panama Canal
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The Panama Canal
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Going Through the Panama Canal
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Earthquake Zones
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Active Volcanoes
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The Tropical Hemisphere
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LatinAmerica
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Very Varied Climate Zones
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Precipitation
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Temperatures
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Elevation
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Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate
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Amazon Rain Forest
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On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest
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Three-Tiered Canopy
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Native Indians of the Amazon
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Jungle Fauna
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Minerals of the Amazon Region
Diamonds
Amethyst
Quartz
Bauxite
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Deforestation in the Amazon
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Agriculture and Fishing
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Banana Plantation
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Harvesting Sugar Cane
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Growing Coffee
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Rubber Industry
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Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
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Eco-Tourism
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Drug Trafiking Routes
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Population and Projections
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LatinAmerica’sPopulatio
nDistributi
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Rio De Janiero
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Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Squatter Settlementsin Major Latin American
Cities
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