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Agenda 9/25/2012

Agenda 9/25/2012. Warm-up: Week 5, Day 1. / Warm -up: Semana 5, Día 1. Two questions. Two minutes for each question. / Dos preguntas. Dos minutos para cada pregunta. Intro to South America Power Point / Introducción a Power Point sobre América del Sur

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Agenda 9/25/2012

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  1. Agenda 9/25/2012 Warm-up: Week 5, Day 1. / Warm-up: Semana 5, Día 1. Two questions. Two minutes for each question. / Dos preguntas. Dos minutos para cada pregunta. Intro to South America Power Point / Introducción a Power Point sobre América del Sur Map & Notes on South America: / Mapa y Notas sobre América del Sur: Physical Geography / Geografía Física

  2. General Facts: / Datos generales: • 4th largest land continent in land area /4 º continente más grande de la tierra en la superficie terrestre • In the Western Hemisphere, South of Central America /En el hemisferio occidental, al sur de Centroamérica • Between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans / Entre los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico • 7,000 miles across / 7.000 millas a través de

  3. Mountains: / Montañas: • Andes Mountains- some of highest in the world /Cordillera de los Andes, algunas de las más altas del mundo • Run 4,500 miles in western South America./ Ejecute 4.500 millas en el oeste de América del Sur. • Once part of the Incan Empire /Una vez parte del Imperio Inca

  4. MountainsandPeaks Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Andes Mts. Patagonian Plateau

  5. Andes Mountains (Peru)

  6. The Eastern Flank of the Andes

  7. Llamas in the Andes

  8. Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

  9. Brazilian Highlands

  10. Patagonian Region (Chile)

  11. Grasslands/PlainsPastizales/llanos • Most of South America = mountains and poor soil = unproductive land. / La mayoría de los de América del Sur = montañas y suelos pobres de la tierra = improductivo. • Pampas in Argentina & Uruguay = fertile soil for growing crops & grazing cattle. / Pampas en Argentina y Uruguay = tierra fértil para los cultivos y el ganado de pastoreo.

  12. ValleysPlainsandBasins Llanos Amazon Basin Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Pampas

  13. Amazon Rain Forest

  14. Mato Grosso

  15. Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

  16. Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

  17. Deserts Nazca Desert Atacama Desert

  18. Atacama Desert

  19. Nazca Desert

  20. Rainforests / Selvas Tropicales • In northern part = warm, humid climates /En la parte norte = climas cálidos y húmedos • Amazon Rainforest- world’s largest – in Brazil. / Amazon Rainforest-más grandes del mundo - en Brasil. • Being cut down (deforestation) for ranches & farms. / Siendo talados (deforestación) para los ranchos y granjas.

  21. Amazon Rain Forest

  22. On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

  23. Three-Tiered Canopy

  24. Jungle Fauna

  25. Deforestation in the Amazon

  26. Bodies of Water /Cuerpos de agua • Amazon River- 2nd longest in the world, largest in the world = more water. /Río Amazonas-2 ª más larga del mundo, la más grande del mundo = más agua. • Others are Orinoco R. and Rio de la Plata /Otros son Orinoco R. y Río de la Plata • Most people live along or near rivers./ La mayoría de las personas viven a lo largo o cerca de los ríos.

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

  28. The Panama Canal

  29. Going Through the Panama Canal

  30. Climate / Clima • Warm because near the equator/ Cálidoporquecerca del ecuador • Mountains & Ocean winds = comfortable temperatures / Montañas y vientos oceánicos = temperaturas confortables • More people at higher elevations where cooler./Más personas en elevaciones más altas donde más fresco.

  31. The Tropical Hemisphere

  32. Latin American Climatic Zones

  33. Elevation

  34. Altitudinal Zonation:Vertical Climate

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