Middle and South America

1. Middle and South America Unit 3 Chapters 10, 11, and 12

2. Moreno Glacier in the Los Glaciares National Park - Argentina

3. Therapeutic mud bathing in crater of Volcán de Lodo El Totumo, Caribbean Coast - Brazil

4. Queulat National Park, southern Chile

5. Sacred Valley near Cuzco, Peru

7. Mayan city of Baak, Mexico: built without using metal tools, pack animals or the wheel

8. Quintana Roo, Mexico

9. View of rain forest near Pirre Mountains, in Darién National Park, Panama

10. Volcano letting off steam, Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya, Nicaragua

11. Yucatan Peninsula • Located in southeastern Mexico • Separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico • Mexico’s flattest region • Has few rivers and the area has a humid climate

13. Baja Peninsula • A peninsula of North America in the west of Mexico • Extends 775 miles • Separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California

14. Andes Mountains • Lie along South America’s Pacific Coast • Stretch from the northern most to southern most point • Highest peak is 22, 834 feet • Run through the countries of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile

15. Isthmus of Panama • A narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea & the Gulf of Panama and Pacific Ocean • Links Central and South America • Contains the country of Panama & the Panama Canal

16. Oceans • Pacific Ocean – Borders Middle and South America to the West • Atlantic Ocean – Borders Middle and South America to the east

17. Caribbean Sea • A tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere • Part of the Atlantic Ocean • To the west is Central America and Mexico • To the south is South America • One of the largest seas at 1,063,000 square miles

18. Lake Titicaca • Located on the border of Bolivia and Peru • 12,507 feet above sea level • Highest navigable lake in the world • By volume, it is the largest lake in South America

19. Rio Grande River • 1,885 miles long • Forms the natural boundary between the United States and Mexico • Known as the Rio Bravo del Norte in Mexico

20. Rio de la Plata • Formed by the combination of the Uruguay and Parana Rivers • Funnel shaped estuary* on the southeastern coast of South America to the Atlantic Ocean * semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea

21. Amazon River • Largest river in the world by volume • 1/5 of the world’s total river flow • Largest drainage basin in the world • total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers flowing into the ocean combined

22. Amazon River Basin • The part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries • 54% of the basin is in Brazil, but also stretches into other countries such as Peru

23. Amazon Rain Forest

24. Amazon Rain Forest • Encompasses 1.2 billion acres • Located within 9 nations • comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world

25. Climates of Latin America

26. Tropical Humid Tropical Wet and Dry Arid Semiarid Mediterranean Subarctic Highland Humid Subtropical Marine West Coast Climates of Latin AmericaWhere would each be found?

27. Tierra Caliente: A term used in Latin America which describes areas that have a tropical climate and are located at sea level to 3,000 feet Tierra Fria: A term used in Latin America which refers to locations where high altitude results in a cooler climate Climates