P L A C A R D S

1  Mapping Latin America© Teachers’ Curriculum Institute

Unlabeled Map of Latin America

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Tropic of Capricorn

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MetersOver 3,0501,526–3,050611–1,525306–6100–305Below sea level

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Political and Physical Features of Latin America

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Mt. Aconcagua(22,834 ft.6,960 m)

Pico de Orizaba(18,855 ft.

5,747 m)

Mexican

Plateau

FalklandIslands

Tierra del Fuego

Cape Horn

Valdés Peninsula(-131 ft.-40 m)

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GalápagosIslands

YucatánPeninsula

CUBA

BAHAMAS

HAITI DOM.REP.

JAMAICA

Isthmus ofPanama

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Orinoco R.

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Río Grande

Strait ofMagellan

IguazúFalls

Lake Titicaca

MEXICO

GUATEMALA

BELIZE

HONDURAS

EL SALVADOR

NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

PANAMA

COLOMBIA

ECUADOR

PERU

BOLIVIA

PARAGUAY

URUGUAY

ARGENTINA

CHILE

VENEZUELAGUYANA

FR.GUIANA

SURINAME

B R A Z I L

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

G u l f o fM e x i c o

C a r i b b e a n S e a

AT L A N T I C

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

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Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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FeetOver 10,000

5,001–10,0002,001–5,0001,001–2,000

0–1,000Below sea level

MetersOver 3,0501,526–3,050611–1,525306–6100–305Below sea level

Elevation

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Vegetation Zones of Latin America

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Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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Vegetation Zones

Highlands

Desert

Desert scrub

Temperate grassland

Tropical grassland

Chaparral

Deciduous forest

Coniferous forest

Broadleaf evergreen forest

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Economic Activity of Latin America

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O C E A N

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O C E A N

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Tropic ofCancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

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Land Use Resources

Hunting and gathering

Subsistence farming

Commercial farming

Livestock raising

Commercial fishing

Forestry

Trade and manufacturing

Little or no activity

Coal

Diamonds

Hydroelectric power

Iron

Natural gas

Petroleum (oil)

Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)

Uranium

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