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By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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Regions of “Latin America” Central America The Caribbean South America

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Cities Mexico City Havanna Port-au-Prince Panama City Santiago Lima Buenos Aires Brasilia Rio De Janiero Caracas Bogota

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Satellite Image of Latin America

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Topography of Latin America

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Bodies of Water Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Sao Francisco R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R.

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Mountains and Peaks Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau

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Andes Mountains (Peru)

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The Eastern Flank of the Andes

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Llamas in the Andes

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The Sierra Madres, Mexico

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Guianan Highlands, Venezuela

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Brazilian Highlands

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Patagonian Region (Chile)

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Valleys Plains and Basins Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Llanos

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Amazon Rain Forest

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Mato Grosso

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Orinoco Lowlands, the Llanos

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Cattle Ranching on the Pampas

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Gauchos of the Pampas, Argentina

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Deserts Atacama Desert

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Atacama Desert

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Others Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

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The Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas

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Cape Horn

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The Panama Canal

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Going Through the Panama Canal

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Completed Map Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Amazon R. Orinoco R. Uruguay R. Magdalena R. Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de La Plata Parana R. Andes Mts. Sierra Madres Mts. Guiana Highlands Brazilian Highlands Patagonian Plateau Amazon Basin Pampas Mato Grosso Gran Chaco Llanos Atacama Desert Mexico City Havanna Port-au-Prince Panama City Santiago Lima Buenos Aires Brasilia Rio De Janiero Caracas Bogota Falkland Islands Cape Horn Panama Canal

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Earthquake Zones

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Active Volcanoes

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The Tropical Hemisphere

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Latin American Climatic Zones

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Very Varied Climate Zones

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Precipitation

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Temperatures

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Elevation

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Altitudinal Zonation: Vertical Climate

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Amazon Rain Forest

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On the Ground Floor of the Rain Forest

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Three-Tiered Vegetation

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Three-Tiered Canopy

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Native Indians of the Amazon

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Jungle Fauna

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Minerals of the Amazon Region Diamonds Amethyst Quartz Bauxite

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Deforestation in the Amazon

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Original Forest Cover Future Forest Cover Current Forest Cover

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Agriculture and Fishing

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Banana Plantation

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Harvesting Sugar Cane

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Growing Coffee

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Rubber Industry

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Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

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Eco-Tourism

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Drug Trafficking Routes

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Population and Projections

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Latin America’s Population Distribution

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Sao Paolo, Brazil

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Overcrowding in Sao Paolo, Brazil

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Squatter Settlements in Major Latin American Cities