There were probably 25 to 100 million indigenous people before Columbus. Aztecs in central Mexico

This presentation was split off of a presentation supplied by Mr. Hodges of City of Salem Schools.—it

was included in a presentation on North American, but seemed to me to be much more useful as a stand

alone presentation.

• Latin America” refers to Spanish and Portuguese speaking states of the Western Hemisphere. This area is also called “Latin America and the Caribbean” The landscape of Latin America ranges from the tropical rain forest, to the driest deserts in the world, to the second highest mountain range in the world.

• Only a narrow strip of land separates the Andes from the Pacific Ocean. This the Atacama Desert which is very dry, and supports few life forms.

• Many people from Latin America live is the large cities such as Buenos Aires, Argentina; Caracas, Venezuela; Lima, Peru; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• Every major city in Latin America has large numbers of extremely poor people, small numbers of very wealthy people, and an infrastructure that is hard pressed to meet the demands of its growing population.

• There were probably 25 to 100 million indigenous people before Columbus.

• Aztecs in central Mexico• Incas in western South America• Maya in southern Mexico• Other indigenous peoples were hunters

and gatherers

• During the 1500’s, 1600’s and 1700’s a caste system developed in which the Europeans were the masters and the native Indians and black Africans were the slaves.

• Eventually the races intermarried producing• Mestizo European-Indian parentage • Mulatto-African-European parentage developed in the

Caribbean and Brazil. • Criollos-Europeans born in Latin America• These groups eventually experienced conflict with each

other as well as conflicts occurred with the new immigrants.

• Many Europeans came to American following WWI and WWII. Many Chinese and Japanese immigrated to Brazil.

• Men are expected to be macho.• Women are generally subservient to men,

but women have tremendous respect. They sometimes play the dominate role in the family.

• Most Latin Americans value leisure more than work. Latin Americans have a different concept of time. They do not feel pressured to do things on a schedule. They are often late for meetings and put things off until the next day. They do not believe life should be run by a clock, but life is to be enjoyed.

• 90% of the people in Latin America are Catholic.

• Before Columbus, the natives had their own gods just as the civilizations in ancient Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Latin America Countries

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A. Brazil

B. Argentina

C. Bolivia

D. Chile

1

A. Brazil

B. Argentina

C. Bolivia

D. Chile

1

A. Belize

B. Costa Rico

C. San Salvador

D. Nicaragua

2

A. Belize

B. Costa Rico

C. San Salvador

D. Nicaragua

2

A. Colombia

B. Bolivia

C. Peru

D. Uruguay

3

A. Colombia

B. Bolivia

C. Peru

D. Uruguay

3

A. Bolivia

B. Argentina

C. Uruguay

D. Brazil

4

A. Bolivia

B. Argentina

C. Uruguay

D. Brazil

4

A. Chile

B. Argentina

C. Panama

D. Ecuador

5

A. Chile

B. Argentina

C. Panama

D. Ecuador

5

A. Venezuela

B. Columbia

C. Uruguay

D. French Guyana

6

A. Venezuela

B. Columbia

C. Uruguay

D. French Guyana

6

A. Costa Rica

B. Guatemala

C. Panama

D. Suriname

7

A. Costa Rica

B. Guatemala

C. Panama

D. Suriname

7

A. Bolivia

B. French Guiana

C. Ecuador

D. Suriname

8

A. Bolivia

B. French Guiana

C. Ecuador

D. Suriname

8

A. Costa Rico

B. Nicaragua

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

9

A. Costa Rico

B. Nicaragua

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

9

A. Guyana

B. French Guiana

C. Venezuela

D. Suriname

10

A. Guyana

B. French Guiana

C. Venezuela

D. Suriname

10

A. Guyana

B. Belize

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

11

A. Guyana

B. Belize

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

11

A. Guyana

B. Belize

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

A. Guyana

B. Suriname

C. French Guiana

D. Panama

12

A. Guyana

B. Belize

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

A. Guyana

B. Suriname

C. French Guiana

D. Panama

12

A. Costa Rico

B. Nicaragua

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

13

A. Costa Rico

B. Nicaragua

C. Honduras

D. Guatemala

13

A. Panama

B. Nicaragua

C. Honduras

D. Belize

14

A. Panama

B. Nicaragua

C. Honduras

D. Belize

14

A. Paraguay

B. Uruguay

C. Peru

D. Ecuador

15

A. Paraguay

B. Uruguay

C. Peru

D. Ecuador

15

A. Belize

B. Guatemala

C. Honduras

D. San Salvador

16

A. Belize

B. Guatemala

C. Honduras

D. San Salvador

16

A. Paraguay

B. Chile

C. Uruguay

D. Peru

17

A. Paraguay

B. Chile

C. Uruguay

D. Peru

17

A. Paraguay

B. Peru

C. Ecuador

D. Bolivia

19

A. Paraguay

B. Peru

C. Ecuador

D. Bolivia

19

A. Venezuela

B. Guiana

C. Suriname

D. Colombia

20

A. Venezuela

B. Guiana

C. Suriname

D. Colombia

20

A. Venezuela

B. Suriname

C. Brazil

D. Colombia

21

A. Venezuela

B. Suriname

C. Brazil

D. Colombia

21

A. Guatemala

B. Honduras

C. Mexico

D. Brazil

22

A. Guatemala

B. Honduras

C. Mexico

D. Brazil

22

A. Andes Mountains

B. Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

C. Sierra Madre Occidental

23

A. Andes Mountains

B. Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

C. Sierra Madre Occidental

23

A. Andes Mountains

B. Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

C. Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains

24

A. Andes Mountains

B. Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

C. Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains

24

A. Andes Mountains

B. Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

C. Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains

25

A. Andes Mountains

B. Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains

C. Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains

25

A. Pampas

B. Llanos

C. Amazon Basin

26

A. Pampas

B. Llanos

C. Amazon Basin

26

A. Pampas

B. Llanos

C. Amazon Basin

27

A. Pampas

B. Llanos

C. Amazon Basin

27

A. Pampas

B. Llanos

C. Amazon Basin

28

A. Pampas

B. Llanos

C. Amazon Basin

28

30

A. Sahara Desert

B. Atacama Desert

C. Pampas

D. Llanos

30

A. Sahara Desert

B. Atacama Desert

C. Pampas

D. Llanos

Pampas and Llanos

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Pampas• The pampas are also well known as fields. They are

open areas covered by grass that are located in the south of Brazil, and in other countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, etc.

• The climate is subtropical, with warm temperatures, and constant rains during most of the year

• The soil in general is good and is used for agriculture.. The vegetation is mostly grass which the cattle eat.

• The main economic activity, however, is the cattle raising. The best cattle herds in Brazil are found in the Pampas. Brazil exports beef.

Pampas

The Llanos• The Llanos are similar to the Pampas except

they are located in the northern part of South America. The region is flat and like the Pampas, grass grows there.

A gaucho (cowboy) in the Llanos.

Llanos

HaciendaThe main house on a ranch in

South America.

Squatter Settlements are found outside the large cities in Latin America. People move to the cities to find work.

Squatter Settlement

Squatter Settlement