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Important Dates
• Latin American Map Key due – January 21st (Today)
• Latin America Map Test – January 27th
• Latin America Content Test – February 3rd
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Physical Characteristics of Latin America
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What is Latin America?
• North American: – Mexico – Central America
• All of South America
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Central America
• An isthmus connecting South America to Mexico
• Isthmus: a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
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In your notes
• Shade in Latin America
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Major Mountain Ranges of L. America Sierra Madres
• Mexico has mountains on its east and west coast with a plateau between
Occidental
Oriental
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Plateau Definitiona large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
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Major Mountain RangesAndes Mountains
• Longest mountain system in the world
• Stretch for over 5,500 miles, peaks over 20,000 ft.
Chilean Andes
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Cordillera definition• Parallel
mountain chains
Columbian cordillera
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Tectonic Activity
• Five plates meet in Central America – lots of ?
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Biomes & Climate Zones of Latin America
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TROPICAL CLIMATES ARE PREDOMINATE!
Why?
Reminder:During which months is it summer in South America?
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Rain Forests
• Tropical wet climate is found in Caribbean and much of Central and South America
• Year round hot temperatures
• Rain Forests located here
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Rainforest Facts• Rainforests now cover less than 6% of Earth's land
surface. • Scientists estimate that more than half of all the
world's plant and animal species live in tropical rain forests.
• Tropical rainforests produce 40% of Earth's oxygen.• Seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are
trees.• About 1/4 of all the medicines we use come from
rainforest plants.
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Rainforests, continued
• Tall straight trees with few branches until you get to the top of the tree. Why?
• Canopy– umbrella like covering of leaves where little or no
sunlight reaches the forest floor
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Where do you think most animals live?
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Amazon River Basin• South America
has the world’s largest rain forest – Amazon River Basin– Highest amount of
biodiversity in the world
• Def: the existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment
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Coastal Desert• Atacama Desert
– One of the driest places on earth
– Along the Pacific coast of northern Chile
– Located in the rain shadow of the Andes
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Rain Shadow Effect• Windward – located
on the side that is facing the direction that the wind is blowing from
• Leeward - located on the side that is sheltered from the wind
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Rain Shadow Effect• Orographic Effect -
As the air system moves up the side of the mountain, the temperature drops, causing the water vapor in the air to also cool off and condense.
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Tropical Grasslands
• llanos
• Lowland plain
• Stretch through eastern Colombia and Venezuela
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Temperate Climates
• Most temperate zones lie SOUTH of the Tropic of Capricorn (southeastern South America)– From southern Brazil to
the Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay
• Winters are short and mild, summers are long and humid
Seasonal Differences
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Temperate Grasslands – Pampas• Flat fertile grasslands in Southeast S.
America
• Herding cattle is a major economic activity in the pampas of Argentina and Uruguay– Gauchos – cowboys of Pampas
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Archipelagoes – collection of islands
Tierra del Fuego
Caribbean
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1. The grasslands located in the tropical region of S. America are called __.
2. The Atacama desert is caused by the __ of the __ mountains
3. The Caribbean islands are considered a(n) __.
4. Central America is considered to be a(n) __ b/c it is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
5. The majority of Latin America’s climate is considered __.
6. The South American rainforest is centered around the ___ River Basin.
7. Why are there so many earthquakes and volcanoes in Latin America?
8. Which kind of plate boundary is most likely to produce earthquakes?
9. The ___ mountain ranges run on either side of Mexico with a(n)__ in the middle.
10. The grasslands in the more temperate region of South America are known as the ___.
11. Most the biodiversity in the rainforest is located in the ___.