P l a c a r d 1 Physical Features of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 BAJA CALIFORIA 1 IRRA MADR ORITAL IRRA MADR OCCIDTAL Mexican Plateau Río Grande Pico de Orizaba (18,855 ft. 5,747 m) G u l f o f M e x i c o Galápagos Yucatán Peninsula Cuba Jamaica Isthmus of Panama Bahama e s t I n d i e s Hispaniola C a r i b b e a n e a AD MOUTAI LLAO Orinoco R. GUIAA HIGHLAD A M A Z O B A I Amazon R. 3 1 2 A D ATACAMA DRT Mt. Aconcagua (22,834 ft. 6,960 m) Lake Titicaca M O U TA I PA M PA GRA CHACO Paraná R. Uruguay R. Iguazú Falls ão Francisco R. BRAZILIA HIGHLAD 2 4 5 Feet Over 10,000 5,001 10,000 2,001 5,000 1,001 2,000 0 1,000 Below sea level levation Mountain peak Meters Over 3,050 1,526 3,050 611 1,525 306 610 0 305 Below sea level I A trait of Magellan PATA G O Falkland Tierra del Fuego Cape Horn Valdés Peninsula (-131 ft. -40 m) 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 1
P l a c a r d 1 Physical Features of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 BAJA CALIFORIA 1 IRRA MADR ORITAL IRRA MADR OCCIDTAL Mexican Plateau Río Grande Pico de Orizaba (18,855 ft. 5,747 m) G u l f o f M e x i c o Galápagos Yucatán Peninsula Cuba Jamaica Isthmus of Panama Bahama e s t I n d i e s Hispaniola C a r i b b e a n e a AD MOUTAI LLAO Orinoco R. GUIAA HIGHLAD A M A Z O B A I Amazon R. 3 1 2 A D ATACAMA DRT Mt. Aconcagua (22,834 ft. 6,960 m) Lake Titicaca M O U TA I PA M PA GRA CHACO Paraná R. Uruguay R. Iguazú Falls ão Francisco R. BRAZILIA HIGHLAD 2 4 5 Feet Over 10,000 5,001 10,000 2,001 5,000 1,001 2,000 0 1,000 Below sea level levation Mountain peak Meters Over 3,050 1,526 3,050 611 1,525 306 610 0 305 Below sea level I A trait of Magellan PATA G O Falkland Tierra del Fuego Cape Horn Valdés Peninsula (-131 ft. -40 m) 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 2
P l a c a r d 1 Physical Features of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 BAJA CALIFORIA 1 IRRA MADR ORITAL IRRA MADR OCCIDTAL Mexican Plateau Río Grande Pico de Orizaba (18,855 ft. 5,747 m) G u l f o f M e x i c o Galápagos Yucatán Peninsula Cuba Jamaica Isthmus of Panama Bahama e s t I n d i e s Hispaniola C a r i b b e a n e a AD MOUTAI LLAO Orinoco R. GUIAA HIGHLAD A M A Z O B A I Amazon R. 3 1 2 A D ATACAMA DRT Mt. Aconcagua (22,834 ft. 6,960 m) Lake Titicaca M O U TA I PA M PA GRA CHACO Paraná R. Uruguay R. Iguazú Falls ão Francisco R. BRAZILIA HIGHLAD 2 4 5 Feet Over 10,000 5,001 10,000 2,001 5,000 1,001 2,000 0 1,000 Below sea level levation Mountain peak Meters Over 3,050 1,526 3,050 611 1,525 306 610 0 305 Below sea level I A trait of Magellan PATA G O Falkland Tierra del Fuego Cape Horn Valdés Peninsula (-131 ft. -40 m) 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 3
P l a c a r d 2 Climate Zones of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Climate Zones Highlands Marine west coast Humid subtropical Mediterranean Arid emiarid Tropical wet and dry Tropical wet 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 4
P l a c a r d 2 Climate Zones of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Climate Zones Highlands Marine west coast Humid subtropical Mediterranean Arid emiarid Tropical wet and dry Tropical wet 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 5
P l a c a r d 2 Climate Zones of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Climate Zones Highlands Marine west coast Humid subtropical Mediterranean Arid emiarid Tropical wet and dry Tropical wet 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 6
P l a c a r d 3 Vegetation Zones of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Vegetation Zones Highlands Desert Desert scrub Temperate grassland Tropical grassland Chaparral Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Broadleaf evergreen forest 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 7
P l a c a r d 3 Vegetation Zones of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Vegetation Zones Highlands Desert Desert scrub Temperate grassland Tropical grassland Chaparral Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Broadleaf evergreen forest 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 8
P l a c a r d 3 Vegetation Zones of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Vegetation Zones Highlands Desert Desert scrub Temperate grassland Tropical grassland Chaparral Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Broadleaf evergreen forest 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 9
P l a c a r d 4 Population Density of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Tijuana Ciudad Juárez 3 3 1 Monterrey León Guadalajara Mexico City Puebla Matamoros Guatemala City an alvador Havana Tegucigalpa an José Managua Panama Port-au-Prince anto Domingo Barranquilla Maracaibo an Juan Caracas AT L A T I C 1 Medellín Cali Bogotá Guayaquil Quito Manaus Belém Fortaleza Lima Recife La Paz anta Cruz Brasília Goiânia alvador 2 Asunción ão Paulo Curitaba Belo Horizonte Río de Janeiro 2 Valparaíso antiago Córdoba Rosario Buenos Aires Porto Alegre Montevideo 4 Urban Population umber of People Over 8,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 4 5 Population Density Per sq. mi. Per sq. km Over 250 Over 100 125 250 50 100 25 125 10 50 2 25 1 10 Under 2 Under 1 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 10
P l a c a r d 4 Population Density of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Tijuana Ciudad Juárez 3 3 1 Monterrey León Guadalajara Mexico City Puebla Matamoros Guatemala City an alvador Havana Tegucigalpa an José Managua Panama Port-au-Prince anto Domingo Barranquilla Maracaibo an Juan Caracas AT L A T I C 1 Medellín Cali Bogotá Guayaquil Quito Manaus Belém Fortaleza Lima Recife La Paz anta Cruz Brasília Goiânia alvador 2 Asunción ão Paulo Curitaba Belo Horizonte Río de Janeiro 2 Valparaíso antiago Córdoba Rosario Buenos Aires Porto Alegre Montevideo 4 Urban Population umber of People Over 8,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 4 5 Population Density Per sq. mi. Per sq. km Over 250 Over 100 125 250 50 100 25 125 10 50 2 25 1 10 Under 2 Under 1 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 11
P l a c a r d 4 Population Density of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Tijuana Ciudad Juárez 3 3 1 Monterrey León Guadalajara Mexico City Puebla Matamoros Guatemala City an alvador Havana Tegucigalpa an José Managua Panama Port-au-Prince anto Domingo Barranquilla Maracaibo an Juan Caracas AT L A T I C 1 Medellín Cali Bogotá Guayaquil Quito Manaus Belém Fortaleza Lima Recife La Paz anta Cruz Brasília Goiânia alvador 2 Asunción ão Paulo Curitaba Belo Horizonte Río de Janeiro 2 Valparaíso antiago Córdoba Rosario Buenos Aires Porto Alegre Montevideo 4 Urban Population umber of People Over 8,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 4 5 Population Density Per sq. mi. Per sq. km Over 250 Over 100 125 250 50 100 25 125 10 50 2 25 1 10 Under 2 Under 1 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Latin America 12
P l a c a r d 5 conomic Activity of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Land Use Hunting and gathering ubsistence farming Commercial farming Livestock raising Commercial fishing Forestry Trade and manufacturing Little or no activity Resources Coal Diamonds Hydroelectric power Iron atural gas Petroleum (oil) Precious metals (gold, silver, copper) Uranium 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Teachers TCI5 7 Curriculum Institute GA_ML_OT_03-5.eps eventh proof cyan magenta yellow black Latin America 13
P l a c a r d 5 conomic Activity of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Land Use Hunting and gathering ubsistence farming Commercial farming Livestock raising Commercial fishing Forestry Trade and manufacturing Little or no activity Resources Coal Diamonds Hydroelectric power Iron atural gas Petroleum (oil) Precious metals (gold, silver, copper) Uranium 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Teachers TCI5 7 Curriculum Institute GA_ML_OT_03-5.eps eventh proof cyan magenta yellow black Latin America 14
P l a c a r d 5 conomic Activity of Latin America 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 AT L A T I C 1 1 2 2 4 5 Land Use Hunting and gathering ubsistence farming Commercial farming Livestock raising Commercial fishing Forestry Trade and manufacturing Little or no activity Resources Coal Diamonds Hydroelectric power Iron atural gas Petroleum (oil) Precious metals (gold, silver, copper) Uranium 4 5 6 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 Teachers TCI5 7 Curriculum Institute GA_ML_OT_03-5.eps eventh proof cyan magenta yellow black Latin America 15