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V I S U A L 1
Latin America 1
Physical Features of Latin America
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Mt. Aconcagua(22,834 ft.6,960 m)
Pico de Orizaba(18,855 ft.
5,747 m)
Mexican
Plateau
Hispaniola
BahamaIslands
FalklandIslands
Tierra del Fuego
Cape Horn
Valdés Peninsula(-131 ft.-40 m)
A M A Z O N
B A S I N
BRAZILIANHIGHLANDS
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GUIANA HIGHLANDS
SIERRA
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BA
JA C
ALIFO
RN
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SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL
W e s t I n d i e s
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MO
UN
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S Galápagos
Islands
YucatánPeninsula
Cuba
Jamaica
Isthmus ofPanama
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MA
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Amazon R.
Orinoco R.
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Río Grande
Strait ofMagellan
IguazúFalls
Lake Titicaca
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
G u l f o fM e x i c o
C a r i b b e a n S e a
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
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Tropic ofCancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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Mountain peak
FeetOver 10,000
5,001–10,0002,001–5,0001,001–2,000
0–1,000Below sea level
MetersOver 3,0501,526–3,050611–1,525306–6100–305Below sea level
Elevation
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V I S U A L 2
Latin America 2
Climate Zones of Latin America
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
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Tropic ofCancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropic of Cancer
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Climate ZonesHighlandsMarine west coastHumid subtropicalMediterraneanAridSemiaridTropical wet and dryTropical wet
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V I S U A L 3
Latin America 3
Vegetation Zones of Latin America
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
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Tropic ofCancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
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Vegetation ZonesHighlands
Desert
Desert scrub
Temperate grassland
Tropical grassland
Chaparral
Deciduous forest
Coniferous forest
Broadleaf evergreen forest
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Latin America 4
Population Density of Latin America
MonterreyMatamoros
León
Ciudad JuárezTijuana
Curitaba
Montevideo
Córdoba
RosarioValparaíso
Asunción
Guatemala CitySan Salvador
San José
Puebla
Managua
Tegucigalpa
La Paz Santa Cruz
Havana
SantoDomingo
Port-au-Prince
Medellín
Barranquilla
Guayaquil
Quito
Cali
Panama
Maracaibo
San Juan
Recife
Fortaleza
Manaus Belém
SalvadorBrasília
Goiânia
Lima
Belo Horizonte
Santiago
Guadalajara
Caracas
Porto Alegre
São Paulo
Río de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Bogotá
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
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Tropic ofCancer
Tropic of Capricorn
10°N
20°N
30°N
20°S
10°S
30°S
40°S
50°S
60°S
0°Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Per sq. mi.Over 250125–250
25-1252–25
Under 2
Population Density
Urban PopulationNumber of PeopleOver 8,000,0004,000,000–8,000,0001,000,000–4,000,000
Per sq. kmOver 10050–10010–501–10Under 1
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V I S U A L 5
Latin America 5
Economic Activity of Latin America
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
AT L A N T I C
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
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Tropic of Cancer
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Land Use ResourcesHunting and gatheringSubsistence farmingCommercial farmingLivestock raisingCommercial fishingForestryTrade and manufacturingLittle or no activity
CoalDiamondsHydroelectric powerIronNatural gasPetroleum (oil)Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)Uranium
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V I S U A L 6
Latin America 6
Political Boundaries of Latin America
GUATEMALAEL SALVADOR
COSTARICA
GUYANA
TRINIDAD &TOBAGO
SURINAME
HAITIBELIZE
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
VENEZUELA
PERU
BOLIVIA
ARGENTINA
PARAGUAY
URUGUAY
CHILE
B R A Z I L
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
HONDURAS
CUBA
THE BAHAMAS
JAMAICA DOMINICANREPUBLIC
M E X I C OPuerto Rico
(U.S.)
French Guiana(FR.)
Galápagos Is.(EC.)
Falkland Is.
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Tropic of Capricorn
10°N
20°N
30°N
20°S
10°S
30°S
40°S
50°S
60°S
0°Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
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