Topic 22 - The Geography of Latin America

To explain why transportation has always been a problem in Latin America.
To discuss reasons why the oceans have been the traditional highway of communication for Latin America.
To distinguish between Latin America's three climatic zones--the tierra caliente, tierra templada, and tierra fria.
To identify the reasons for Latin America's lack of agricultural production.
To explain why most of the people of Latin America have settled along the coast.
To explain what difficulties the varied climates and geography present in exploiting fully Latin America's natural resources.


Be able to find and identify the following on a map of Latin America:
Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Strait of Magellan Amazon Basin Pampas Gran Chaco Mato Grosso Llanos Amazon River Orinoco River Uruguay River Magdalena River Sao Francisco River	Parana River Paraguay River Colorado River Lake Titicaca Lake Maracaibo Rio de la Plata Sierra Madres Andes Mts. Mt. Aconcaugua Brazilian Highlands Guiana Highlands Patagonian Plateau Yucatan Peninsula Panama Canal Tierra del Fuego Atacama Desert