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Latin America

Latin America. Chapters 10-12. Say hello to my “southern” friend!. Mexico & Central America. Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama. South America.

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Latin America

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  1. Latin America Chapters 10-12

  2. Say hello to my “southern” friend!

  3. Mexico & Central America • Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama

  4. South America Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina & Chile

  5. Caribbean • Islands of the Caribbean; there are many islands • Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico (U.S. territory)

  6. Land of Latin America

  7. Physical Characteristics • Major mountains: Andes & Sierra Madres • Wildlife migration patterns (e.g. Monarch butterflies) • Rain forests • Coastal desert: Atacama • Reversed seasons south of the equator • Amazon River Basin • Grasslands: llanos & pampas

  8. Physical Characteristics (continued) • Tropical climates predominate • Volcanoes & earthquakes • Archipelagoes • Vertical zonation (Tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fria)

  9. Economic Characteristics • Diverse economies • Subsistence farming • Plantation agriculture • Slash & burn agriculture • Cash crops & food crops • Haciendas (ranches) • Cattle ranges & gauchos

  10. Economic Characteristics (continued) • Deforestation • Destruction of rainforests • Oil resources: Ecuador, Venezuela & Mexico • Heavy smog & pollution: Mexico City • Disparity of income distribution • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): economic union of Mexico, Canada & USA • Diverse mineral resources: copper – Chile, iron ore – Venezuela & Brazil

  11. Cultural Characteristics • Indian civilizations • African traditions • Influence of European colonization • Predominance of Roman Catholic religion • Rigid social structure • Mestizos & mulattos

  12. Cultural Characteristics(continued) • Location of settlements: coastal in South America • Megacities, squatter settlements • Rapid population growth • Out-migration

  13. Cultural Heritage • Music – African influences, calypso, steel drum bands, reggae • Traditional dances • Spanish & Portuguese languages

  14. Calypso Beat

  15. Cultural Landscape • Pyramids & cathedrals • Haciendas, ejidos (communal land) • Machu Picchu • Tikal

  16. Cities as Centers of Culture & Trade • Mexico City • Rio de Janeiro • Buenos Aires • Santiago

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