Which countries are in Latin America?
North America• Mexico
Central America• Belize
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Panama
South America• Argentina• Bolivia• Brazil• Chile• Colombia• Ecuador
• Guyana• Paraguay• Peru• Suriname• Uruguay• Venezuela
Caribbean• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Haiti
Territories• Guadeloupe
• Martinique
• Puerto Rico
• Saint-Barthélemy
• Saint-Martin
• Spanish and Portuguese explorers conquered this region during the 15th-17th
centuries, and their languages became the main dialects spoken in the region,Latin America
MexicoThe Caribbean
Central AmericaSouth America • French, Italian, Spanish and
Portuguese are languages derived from the old Latin language, which was spoken throughout the ancient Roman Empire
• Why is the region called Latin America?
COLONIZATION OF SOUTH AMERICA BY SPAIN & PORTUGAL
• The two European powers reached an agreement to divide South America. In the resulting Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), Portugal gained control over the land that became present-day Brazil.
Latin America - Physical Geography
• Andes Mountains – runs along the western side of South America; starts in Venezuela to the north, then passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile
• Atacama Desert – a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, west of the Andes mountains
• Amazon Rainforest – covers much of northwestern Brazil and extends into Colombia, Peru and other South American countries; it is the world’s largest tropical rainforest
• Amazon River – it is the largest river in the world river by discharge volume of water in (and by some definitions it is the longest)
ANDES MOUNTAINS
• Andes Mountains – run along the western side of South America; starts in Venezuela to the north, then passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile
ANDES MOUNTAINS
• Andes Mountains – run along the western side of South America; starts in Venezuela to the north, then passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile
• Atacama Desert – a desertplateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, west of the Andes mountains
ATACAMA DESERT
• Atacama Desert – a desertplateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, west of the Andes mountains
ATACAMA DESERT
• Amazon Rainforest – largest rainforest in the world; primarily in northwestern Brazil, it extends into Peru, Colombia, etc.
AMAZON RAINFOREST
AMAZON RAINFOREST
• Amazon Rainforest – largest rainforest in the world; primarily in northwestern Brazil, it extends into Peru, Colombia, etc.
AMAZON RAINFOREST
• Amazon Rainforest – largest rainforest in the world; primarily in northwestern Brazil, it extends into Peru, Colombia, etc.
• Amazon River – largest river in the world (by discharge volume of water); runs West to East from Andes Mountains, through the middle of the Amazon Rainforest and into the Atlantic Ocean
AMAZON RIVER
AMAZON RIVER
• Amazon River – largest river in the world (by discharge volume of water); runs West to East from Andes Mountains, through the middle of the Amazon Rainforest and into the Atlantic Ocean
AMAZON RIVER
• Amazon River – largest river in the world (by discharge volume of water); runs West to East from Andes Mountains, through the middle of the Amazon Rainforest and into the Atlantic Ocean