The New Global Order: A World Regional Geography

1. The New Global Order: A World Regional Geography by Michael Bradshaw

2. Chapter10 Latin America

3. Overview • Upward Economic Mobility • Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Impacts • Tropical and Southern Hemisphere Environments • Six Subregions: • Mexico: major country and U.S. neighbor • Central America: small, poor countries • West Indies: island countries Chapter 10

4. Overview cont’d • Northern Andes: mountain environments • Brazil: second largest population in the Americas • Southern South America: midlatitude Latin America • Changing Urban and Rural Landscapes • Future Prospects Chapter 10

5. From Periphery to Semiperiphery • Latin America moving periphery to semi-periphery • Geographic contrasts • Geographic cooperation Chapter 10

6. Hispanic Cultures • Pre-European peoples (map Figure 10.3) • Spanish colonization (maps Figure 10.4, 10.5) • Portuguese colonization • Other European colonizations • Independence • Continuing external influences Chapter 10

7. Natural Environment • Tropical and southern hemisphere climates(map Figure 10.6) • High mountains and island chains(map Figure 10.8) • Natural vegetation and soils • Natural resources • Environmental problems Chapter 10

8. Mexico • Core area of Middle America • Regions of Mexico (map Figure 10.15) • People • Economic development (Figure 10.2, 10.20) Chapter 10

9. Central America • Poor area of many tensions • Countries of the subregion(map Figure 10.23) • People • Economic development (Figures 10.2, 10.20) Chapter 10

10. West Indies • Many islands • Countries of the subregions(map Figure 10.27) • People • Economic development Chapter 10

11. Northern Andes • Living in a mountainous region(Living in Bolivia, page 506) • Countries of the subregion(map Figure 10.29) • People • Economic development(Figures 10.2, 10.20, map Figure 10.21) Chapter 10

12. Brazil • Large country with economic problems • Regions of Brazil (map Figure 10.33) • People • Economic development (Figures 10.2, 10.20) Chapter 10

13. Southern South America • The southern cone • Countries of the subregion (Figure 10.38) • People (map Figure 10.16, 10.17, 10.18) • Economic development Chapter 10

14. Landscapes of Latin America • Urban landscapes • Rural landscapes Chapter 10

15. Future Prospects for Latin America Chapter 10