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Chapter 9 : Lesson 3 People and Their Environment South America

Chapter 9 : Lesson 3 People and Their Environment South America. Essential Question. How has the management of forest and agricultural resources impacted the environment in South America?. Monoculture : the cultivation or growth of a single crop over a wide area for consecutive number of year.

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Chapter 9 : Lesson 3 People and Their Environment South America

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  1. Chapter 9 : Lesson 3People and Their Environment South America

  2. Essential Question How has the management of forest and agricultural resources impacted the environment in South America?

  3. Monoculture: the cultivation or growth of a single crop over a wide area for consecutive number of year

  4. Oxisol: a thick, weathered soil of the humid tropics that is largely depleted of fertility and nutreients

  5. Terraced Farming:is an ancient technique introduced by the Inca for growing crops on the side of a mountain. This reduces soil erosion.

  6. Terraced farming - Peru

  7. Climate and Vegetation of South America Tropical Wet Rain forest (Brazil) Tropical Wet and Dry Llanos and Pampas (Venezuela and Argentina) Semiarid Patagonia- Argentina Desert Atacama Desert-Chile

  8. Push and Pull factors: People are moving from rural to urban areas in search of better opportunities.

  9. Push Factors • Push factors: reasons people move away from rural areas • Ex: Poverty, poor medical care, poor educational opportunities, low-paying jobs

  10. Pull Factors • Pull factors: reasons people are drawn to the cities. • Ex: Possibilities for work, education, medical care.

  11. Tourism • Advantages: • Creation of new jobs • Reduction of the income gap between rich and poor

  12. Tourism • Disadvantages: • Congestion • Pollution • Strain on local resources • Resentment and hostility • Large public debt due to building tourist facilities

  13. Slash-and-Burn: a technique used to clear the land for farmland in the Amazon River basin

  14. Slash and burn- Panama

  15. Slash and burn agriculture in Peru

  16. Mid-Latitude Climates Humid Subtropical Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina Mediterranean West coast of Chile Marine West Coast Southern Chile, eastern Argentina Highlands

  17. Vertical Climate Zones About 15,000 ft Tierra Helada (Mountain Tundra) Tree Line 10,000-12,000 ft Tierra Fria (Cloud Forest) 6,000 -6,500 ft Tierra Templada (Wet forest) 2,500- 3,000 ft Tierra Caliente (Dry Forest and swamp)

  18. Writing Assignment • Humans interact with the environment in different ways. We depend, modify, and adapt to our specific environment. • Identify how Latin Americans have depended, modified, and adapted to their physical world.

  19. Review Question: Chapter 9 : Lesson 3 Read pages 232-236 and answer Review Questions on page 236 Hand in Google Class Room.

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