Latin America’s Geography. La Cordillera Mountain range sssstart in the Rocky Mountains; Sierra Madres & Andes.

Latin Latin America’s America’s GeographyGeography

La CordilleraLa CordilleraMountain rangeMountain range

start in the start in the Rocky Rocky Mountains; Mountains; Sierra Sierra Madres & Madres & AndesAndes

Climate ZonesClimate Zones

Tierra Fria, Tierra Caliente, Tierra Fria, Tierra Caliente, Tierra TempladaTierra Templada

Tierra Fria-wheat, Tierra Fria-wheat, barley & potatoesbarley & potatoes

Tierra templada- Tierra templada- coffee & tobaccocoffee & tobacco

Tierra caliente- Tierra caliente- bananas & sugar bananas & sugar cane.cane.

Tierra FriaTierra Fria

Literally meaning, “cold Literally meaning, “cold land,” this climate zone land,” this climate zone includes the areas that includes the areas that

sit at least 6,000 ft. sit at least 6,000 ft. above sea level. above sea level.

http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/sp04/art105-17.html

http://www.uiowa.edu/~uiabroad/programs/Venezuela_summer/andes_photo.htm

LowlandsLowlands

These are areas that are These are areas that are at or near sea level; they at or near sea level; they are usually near the coast are usually near the coast and in some inland areas and in some inland areas

of South Americaof South America

Tierra Tierra CalienteCaliente

Literally meaning, “Hot Literally meaning, “Hot land,” this climate zone is land,” this climate zone is found in places such as the found in places such as the Yucatan Peninsula and the Yucatan Peninsula and the

Amazon River BasinAmazon River Basin

http://www.theblisspages.com/travel/mexico.php

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/earth/amazon_deforestation.html

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/icesat_light.html

PampasPampasLowlands- Lowlands- They are They are grasslands grasslands that are in that are in Uruguay & Uruguay & ArgentinaArgentina

Fertile PampasFertile Pampas

AgricultureAgriculture Sheep & cattle grazingSheep & cattle grazing

PatagoniaPatagonia

PatagoniaPatagonia is a geographic region is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion containing the southernmost portion of South America. It is located in of South America. It is located in Argentina & Chile. Argentina & Chile.

An elevated area, plateauAn elevated area, plateau Area is southern Argentina, is an Area is southern Argentina, is an

area where many sheep are raised.area where many sheep are raised.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0806_pto.html

http://au.encarta.msn.com/media_121642070_761574914_-1_1/Pampas_Argentina.html

http://www.condorjourneys-adventures.com/argentina_estancia.asp

Tierra Tierra TempladaTemplada

These are areas that lie These are areas that lie between 3,000 and 6,000 between 3,000 and 6,000

feet. This climate is in feet. This climate is in the valleys of the Andes the valleys of the Andes

and on the Central and on the Central PlateauPlateau

http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/southamerica/puentedelinca1.shtml

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/andes.htm

The Amazon The Amazon RiverRiver

The Amazon River The Amazon River starts in the Andes starts in the Andes

Mountains and flows Mountains and flows east across all of Brazileast across all of Brazil

Amazon RainforestAmazon Rainforest

Rainforests are being destroyed Rainforests are being destroyed =value of its timber –cutting down =value of its timber –cutting down forestforest

Nearly half of the world's species of Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter threatened over the next quarter century due to rainforest century due to rainforest deforestation. deforestation.

http://www.votawphotography.com/photo/LatinAmerica/LatinAmerica3.htm

http://www.defdesigns.com/Amazon.htm

http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMDHU2VQUD_planet_1.html

The Orinoco The Orinoco RiverRiver

The Orinoco River flows The Orinoco River flows north through north through

Venezuela and into the Venezuela and into the Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea

http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/stream/photoID/195/users/cabezas/

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/venezeula.htm

The Rio de la The Rio de la PlataPlata

Located in on the border Located in on the border between Uruguay and between Uruguay and

Argentina, the Rio de lat Argentina, the Rio de lat Plata is used as a major Plata is used as a major

shipping routeshipping route

http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Argentina/Argentina.htm

http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/oceancolor/scifocus/oceanColor/black_water.shtml

Atacama DesertAtacama Desert

Where is the Where is the desert? Chile and desert? Chile and Southern PeruSouthern Peru

What are Nasca What are Nasca lines & geoglyphs?lines & geoglyphs?

The area is dry, The area is dry, windless and windless and isolated by isolated by mountains to east.mountains to east.