el salvador

El SalvadorEl Salvador

Charles CoxEvan James

Courtney ScottChris Spry

Kayleigh Walker

Charles CoxEvan James

Courtney ScottChris Spry

Kayleigh Walker

Ubicado en América Central

Ubicado en América Central

El Salvador MapEl Salvador Map

Geografía de El SalvadorGeografía de El Salvador

• Smallest Central American Country and only country with no Caribbean coast

• Total Area 21,041 sq km (about the size of Massachusetts

• Terrain: Mostly mountainous with a narrow coastal belt and central plateau

• Coastline: 307 km• Highest Point: 2,730 m Cerro El Pitel• Lowest Point: Sea Level - Pacific Ocean

• Smallest Central American Country and only country with no Caribbean coast

• Total Area 21,041 sq km (about the size of Massachusetts

• Terrain: Mostly mountainous with a narrow coastal belt and central plateau

• Coastline: 307 km• Highest Point: 2,730 m Cerro El Pitel• Lowest Point: Sea Level - Pacific Ocean

Geografía de El SalvadorGeografía de El Salvador• 150 rivers flow that flow into Pacific Ocean• 3 lakes: Lago de Guija, Lago de

Coatepeque and Lago de Ilopango.• 2 parallel mountain ranges: Sierra Madre

Mountains in the north form the border with Honduras

• Mountain range in the south is located in a very unstable geologic zone with frequent earthquakes and 22 volcanoes

• 150 rivers flow that flow into Pacific Ocean• 3 lakes: Lago de Guija, Lago de

Coatepeque and Lago de Ilopango.• 2 parallel mountain ranges: Sierra Madre

Mountains in the north form the border with Honduras

• Mountain range in the south is located in a very unstable geologic zone with frequent earthquakes and 22 volcanoes

Clima de El SalvadorClima de El Salvador

• Rainy Season (May to October)

• Dry Season (November to April)

• Coast - Tropical• Upland-Temperate

• Rainy Season (May to October)

• Dry Season (November to April)

• Coast - Tropical• Upland-Temperate

2009 Population-7.2 million2009 Population-7.2 million

Capital and Largest City- San Salvador

Capital and Largest City- San Salvador

City Population - 1.6 millionCity Population - 1.6 million

San SalvadorSan Salvador

• San Salvador with the San Salvador Volcano in the distance

• San Salvador with the San Salvador Volcano in the distance

SourcesSources

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html

• http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2033.htm

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1220684.stm

• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/el-salvador

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html

• http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2033.htm

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1220684.stm

• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/el-salvador