1. The Geography of Latin America By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Regions of “ Latin America ” Central America The Caribbean South America

3. Cities Mexico City Havanna Port-au-Prince Panama City Santiago Lima Buenos Aires Brasilia Rio De Janiero Caracas Bogota

4. Topography

5. Satellite Image of Latin America

6. Topography of Latin America

8. Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Sao Francisco R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R.

9. Mountains and Peaks Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau

10. Andes Mountains (Peru)

11. The Eastern Flank of the Andes

12. Llamas in the Andes

13. The Sierra Madres, Mexico

14. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

15. Brazilian Highlands

16. Patagonian Region (Chile)

17. Valleys Plains and Basins Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Llanos

18. Amazon Rain Forest

19. Mato Grosso

20. Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

21. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

22. Gauchos of the Pampas , Argentina

23. Deserts Atacama Desert

24. Atacama Desert

25. Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

26. The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

27. Cape Horn

28. The Panama Canal

29. Going Through the Panama Canal

30. Completed Map Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R. Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Llanos Atacama Desert Mexico City Havanna Port-au-Prince Panama City Santiago Lima Buenos Aires Brasilia Rio De Janiero Caracas Bogota Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

31. Earthquake Zones

32. Active Volcanoes

33. Climate

34. The Tropical Hemisphere

35. Latin American Climatic Zones

36. Very Varied Climate Zones

37. Precipitation

38. Temperatures

39. Elevation

40. Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

41. Vegetation

42. Amazon Rain Forest

43. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

44. Three-Tiered Vegetation

45. Three-Tiered Canopy

46. Native Indians of the Amazon

47. Jungle Fauna

48. Minerals of the Amazon Region Diamonds Amethyst Quartz Bauxite

49. Deforestation in the Amazon

50. Original Forest Cover Future Forest Cover Current Forest Cover

51. Agriculture and Fishing

52. Banana Plantation

53. Harvesting Sugar Cane

54. Growing Coffee

55. Rubber Industry

56. Other Resources

57. Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

58. Eco-Tourism

59. Drug Trafficking Routes

60. Demographics

61. Population and Projections

62. Latin America’s Population Distribution

63. Sao Paolo, Brazil

64. Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

65. Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities

66. Adios!