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Discovering Latin America: Beauty, Culture, and Diversity

Explore the rich tapestry of Latin America, stretching 5,500 miles from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn. From diverse landscapes and cultural convergence to historical civilizations and colonization legacies, delve into this vibrant region.

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Discovering Latin America: Beauty, Culture, and Diversity

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  1. Latin America

  2. What IS Latin America? • Stretches 5,500 miles from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn. • Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean islands and South America

  3. Location • Lies between Atlantic and Pacific oceans. • These oceans link LA to other parts of the world • Movement of ideas/religion/goods

  4. Cultural Convergance • The cultural heritage of Africa is also a part of Latin culture.

  5. Landforms • Latin America covers 1/6th of the world’s land surface-more than 20 nations-many landforms-mountains/highlands. • Some land rich in resources-others have very few. • Therefore-some places densely populated and others empty of human life.

  6. Mountains • La Cordillera-runs the length of the region • Andes Mountains –runs the length of South America-second highest in the world.

  7. Great Rivers • Central America lacks rivers large enough for ships • South America has three major river systems • Amazon-Peru-Brazil • Orinoco-Venezuela • Rio de la Plata-Uruguay-Argentina

  8. Climate and Ecosystems • More than 1/2 the continent lies between the tropics-therefore the sun is directly overhead for much of the year. This makes it hot everywhere except mountains • Mountains create their own climates-elevation and distance from the equator.

  9. Three important early civilizations • The Mayas Yucatan Peninsula & Guatemalan lowlands • Aztecs in central Mexico • Incas in the Andes Mountains (present day Peru)

  10. Latin America and the Age of Exploration • Portugal took over Brazil • The Spanish conquered Central America and the western coast of South America • France, England and the Netherlands claimed certain islands in the Caribbean.

  11. Latin America • For more than 300 years most countries of L.A. were colonies of Spain and Portugal • The term Latin refers to the Spanish and Portuguese languages • It also refers to the cultural heritage that Spain and Portugal established in America

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