Latin
America’s
Geography
La Cordillera
Mountain range
start
in
the Rocky
Mountains;
Sierra
Madres &
Andes
Climate Zones
Tierra Fria, Tierra Caliente,
Tierra Templada
Tierra Fria-wheat,
barley & potatoes
 Tierra templadacoffee & tobacco
 Tierra calientebananas & sugar
cane.

Tierra Fria
Literally meaning, “cold
land,” this climate zone
includes the areas that sit
at least 6,000 ft. above
sea level.
http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/sp04/art105-17.html
http://www.uiowa.edu/~uiabroad/programs/Venezuela_summer/andes_photo.h
Lowlands
These are areas that are
at or near sea level; they
are usually near the coast
and in some inland areas
of South America
Tierra Caliente
Literally meaning, “Hot
land,” this climate zone is
found in places such as the
Yucatan Peninsula and the
Amazon 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
Pampas
Lowlands-
They are
grasslands
that are in
Uruguay &
Argentina
Fertile Pampas
Agriculture
Sheep & cattle
grazing
Patagonia
 Patagonia
is a geographic region
containing the southernmost portion
of South America. It is located in
Argentina & Chile.
 An elevated area, plateau
 Area is southern Argentina, is an
area where many sheep are raised.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt080
6_pto.html
http://au.encarta.msn.com/media_121642070_761574914_1_1/Pampas_Argentina.html
http://www.condorjourneys-adventures.com/argentina_estancia.asp
Tierra Templada
These are areas that lie
between 3,000 and 6,000
feet. This climate is in
the valleys of the Andes
and on the Central
Plateau
http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/southamerica/puentedelinca1.shtm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/andes.htm
The Amazon
River
The Amazon River
starts in the Andes
Mountains and flows
east across all of Brazil
Amazon Rainforest
 Rainforests
are being destroyed
=value of its timber –cutting down
forest
 Nearly half of the world's species of
plants, animals and microorganisms
will be destroyed or severely
threatened over the next quarter
century due to rainforest
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
River
The Orinoco River flows
north through
Venezuela and into the
Caribbean Sea
http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/stream/photoID/195/users/cabezas/
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/venezeula.htm
The Rio de la
Plata
Located in on the border
between Uruguay and
Argentina, the Rio de lat
Plata is used as a major
shipping route
http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Argentina/Argentina.htm
http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/oceancolor/scifocus/oceanColor/black_water.shtml
Atacama Desert
Where is the
desert? Chile and
Southern Peru
 What are Nasca
lines & geoglyphs?
 The area is dry,
windless and
isolated by
mountains to east.
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