Transcript World Geography Powerpoint Chapter 12
Slide 1
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 2
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 3
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 4
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 5
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 6
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 7
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 8
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 2
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 3
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 4
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 5
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 6
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 7
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?
Slide 8
CHAPTER 12
South America
Section 1: Natural Environments
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: South America Today
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Question:
What are the different
environments and landforms
of South America?
SECTION 1
Natural Environments
Landforms and Rivers
Andes
Guiana Highlands, tepuís
Brazilian Highlands
Amazon River basin, Llanos,
Gran Chaco, Pampas
Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná
Rivers
Climates
tropical humid in Amazon Basin
highland in Andes
tropical wet and dry
Mediterranean in central Chile
semiarid and arid in Patagonia,
Atacama
South
America
Biomes
tropical rain forest
dry forest
savannas
deserts
Natural Resources
rubber and timber
hydroelectricity production
nuts and plants for medicine
gold, silver, copper, iron ore,
bauxite, oil
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Question:
How did the colonial period
and independence affect
South America?
SECTION 2
History and Culture
Causes and Effects in South America’s History
Colonization
Inca conquered,
lands taken by Europeans
European animals and agricultural products
introduced,
death of indigenous people from European diseases
and conquest
Independence
dictatorships supported by wealthy families,
military coups and political instability
SECTION 3
South America Today
Question:
What are some of the
characteristics of the economy
and cities, and what issues
face South America today?
SECTION 3
South America Today
Economy
Cities
Issues
• developing or middle
income countries
• agriculture,
subsistence and
commercial farming
• wide range of
industrial products
• Mercosur important
free trade group
• large parts of each
country’s population
living in big cities
• rural-urban migration
• urban poor living in
slums that surround
the city
• crime and lack of
services in these
areas
• poverty
• Amazon rain forests
being cleared for
farming and ranching
• soil exhaustion and
overgrazing
threatening the land
• border disputes,
terrorism, and
political corruption
CHAPTER 12
Chapter Wrap-Up
1. What are the five climate zones of the Andes,
and what vegetation is found in each?
2. What are some products that come from the
rain forest?
3. What were some accomplishments of early
South American people?
4. How did Spanish and Portuguese settlement
spread?
5. What are three factors that create tensions in
South America?