Transcript Unit #3: Latin America

Unit #3: Latin America
Chps 9-11
Take Five…
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Where is Machu Picchu located?
Chp 9: Section #1: Landforms &
Resources
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Latin America: part of N. America (from
southern most US border), all of South
and Central America & the Caribbean
Islands
Highlands…
Contains one of the largest mountain
ranges in the world: The Andes
Mountains—begins as the Rockies in the
US, the Sierra Madre in Mexico and the
Andes in S. America
 Other highlands regions as well in parts
of Venezuela & Brazil
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Andes Mtns.
Wally Points…
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Due to the number and height of
highlands in Latin America, where do you
think the majority of people chose to
settle and why?
Plains…
Llanos of Colombia & Venezuela for
livestock grazing and farming
 Cerrado in Brazil for farming
 Pampas in northern Argentina & Uruguay
for cattle and wheat grain
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Take Five…
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Define the following:
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Llanos
Cerrado
Pampas
Rivers…
Longest river system in Mexico= Rio
Grande
 3 major river systems in South America:
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Orinoco River—Colombia & Venezuela
 Amazon River—beginning in the Andes
Mtns. and flowing into the Atlantic
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2nd longest river in the world
Parana River—Brazil through Paraguay &
Argentina
Rio Grande
Amazon River
Wally Points…
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If the Amazon is the 2nd longest river in
the world, what is the longest?????
Major Islands of the Caribbean
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3 major island groups (The West Indies)
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The Bahamas
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The Greater Antilles
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Southern tip of FL and North of Cuba
Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
The Lesser Antilles
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Windward and Leeward Islands
Queen’s Staircase in Nassau,
Bahamas
Straw Market
Two Different Worlds…Same
Location…
Cuba…
Leadership of Cuba?
Wally Points…
What does Gitmo refer to?
 What is the current conflict regarding
Gitmo today?
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US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay
Political Controversy…
Jamaica Mon…
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What is the absolute
location of Ocho
Rios?
 What is located at
77.90 W and 18.50 N
Pictures of Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Antigua
Windward Islands
Natural Resources…
Mineral resources: gold, silver, nickel, iron
copper etc…
Mining is a major export in Latin
American countries—esp. aluminum ore
Energy resources: oil, coal, uranium,
hydroelectric and natural gas
Agricultural resources: timber, bananas,
sugar etc…
Sec #2: Climate and Vegetation
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Wide climate and vegetation ranges:
rainforest, savannah, desert,
Mediterranean
Tropical Climate Zones
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Rainforests & Savannahs
Tropical wet/dry—hot climates w/ seasonal
rains
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Savannahs such as found in Brazil, Colombia and
Argentina
Hot and rainy climate year round
Amazon
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2 million square miles of S.America
2,500 varieties of trees
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Ex: Brazilian nut tree
Variety of animals
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Ex: Anaconda, Jaguar & Piranha
Rainforests of the World
Amazon Rainforest
The Albino Anaconda…
Wally Points…
What other animals are native to the
Rainforest?
Amazing Amazon Animals
Dry Climate Zones
Found in Mexico and South America
 Semiarid climates: dry w/ some rain
 Desert: little rainfall
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Wally Points…
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What areas of Latin America do NOT
have a dry climate?
Atacama Desert
Mid-Latitude Climate Zones (S. of
the Equator)
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Humid Subtropical—rainy winters/ hot humid summers
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Mediterranean—hot summers/cool winters
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Chile
Marine West Coast—cool rainy winters/mild rainy
summers
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Paraguay, Uruguay, S. Brazil, S. Bolivia & N. Argentina
SW South America, S. Chile, Argentina
Highlands—moderate to cold climates depending on
elevations
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Mountainous regions of Mexico and S. America
Sec #3: Human-Environment
Interaction
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Agricultural shaping the environment
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Slash and burn technique
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Shrinking rainforest
Terraced farming
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Reduces soil erosion
Farming techniques
Wally Points…
What are negative side effects of
urbanization? Is this true in Latin
American countries as well?
(2) ________, ________ and ________
are the most highly urbanized countries
in South America.
(1)
Urbanization
Movement from rural areas to urban
areas
 Push factors—pushing people to leave
rural areas
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Poor medical care, education, jobs, land
ownership
Pull factors—pulling people to the cities
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Higher-paying jobs, better schools, medical
care
Problems associated with
Urbanization
High crime rate
 Unemployment
 Slums
 Air/water pollution
 Broken/non-existent infrastructure
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Positive Effects of Tourism
New resorts
 People spending money
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Souvenirs
 Food
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Creation of jobs
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Resorts, restaurants, tour guides,
expeditions
Negative Effects of Tourism
Resorts adding to land destruction
 Pollution
 Gaps between rich and poor
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Public debt
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Resentment and crime
Infrastructure, airports, road construction etc
Absentee owners
Part I of In Class Assignment…
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Look at the first picture and answer the
following questions:
What features do you see in this image?
 What patterns do you see on the
landscape?
 From where do you think this image was
taken?
 What do you think this is a picture of? What
details support your hypothesis?
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Compare and contrast…
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The first image was taken in 1975. How
might the landscape have changed since
then?
Now look at the 2nd image…
Compare the 2 images, what features
are the same? What features have
changed?
 How much time do you think has passed
between the two images?
 What are possible explanations for the
differences between the two images?
 What might be some reasons why the
Rainforest is being cut down?
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News Flash!!!
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You and your team members will each play a
role to create a news story about the use of
the Amazon Rainforest.
 Write a script regarding your specific interest
group
 Prepare a 2-3 minute news report
 Group member roles:
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Reporter
Interviewee #1
Interviewee #2
Wrap Up…
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Which group has the most legitimate claim to decide
what should be done to preserve or use the resources
of the Amazon rainforest?
 Which group wants to use or preserve the resources
of the rainforest in ways that will be most helpful to the
country and people of Brazil?
 Which group wants to use or preserve the resources
of the rainforest in ways that will be most helpful to the
people around the world (global community)?
 Considering all the factors from the previous
questions, which group makes the strongest case for
how to use or preserve the resources of the Amazon
rainforest?
Read Section 12.9
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Each group needs to make 2
recommendations for preservation and
use of the Amazon Rainforest.
Read Section 12.10 and answer the
following questions…
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What interesting details do you see on this
map?
 What do the various colors of the countries
represent?
 Which countries are experiencing the greatest
loss of forests? Why might this be so?
 Which countries are experiencing the greatest
amount of reforestation? Why might this be
so?
Read Section 12.11 and answer the
following questions about the graph…
What does each graph represent?
 The 8 countries that are labeled in red on
the map are also represented in the
graphs. What relationships do you see
between the information on the map and
the data in the graphs?
 What hypotheses might explain the
relationships you identified between the
graph and the map?
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