The document discusses several mountain ranges and climate zones in Latin America. The Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental mountain ranges are located in Mexico. The Andes Mountains run along the western coast of South America. Latin America features various vertical climate zones from tropical wet lowlands to highland plateaus that are influenced by elevation, ocean currents, and mountain barriers.

1. Latin America

2. Sierra Madre
Occidental
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Sierra Madre
Oriental
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occur in Haiti?
Andes
Mountains

4. Latitude
E
M
P
O
S
S
Tropical Wet

5. L
Elevation
M
P
O
S
S
Highlands

6. Vertical Climate Zones

7. L
E
Mountain Barriers
P
Ocean Currents
S
S
Atacama
Desert