latin america’s geography. la cordillera mountain range sssstart in the rocky mountains; sierra...
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La CordilleraLa CordilleraMountain rangeMountain range
start in the start in the Rocky Rocky Mountains; Mountains; Sierra Sierra Madres & Madres & AndesAndes
Tierra Fria, Tierra Caliente, Tierra Fria, Tierra Caliente, Tierra TempladaTierra Templada
Tierra Fria-wheat, Tierra Fria-wheat, barley & potatoesbarley & potatoes
Tierra templada- Tierra templada- coffee & tobaccocoffee & tobacco
Tierra caliente- Tierra caliente- bananas & sugar bananas & sugar cane.cane.
Tierra FriaTierra Fria
Literally meaning, “cold Literally meaning, “cold land,” this climate zone land,” this climate zone includes the areas that includes the areas that
sit at least 6,000 ft. sit at least 6,000 ft. above sea level. above sea level.
LowlandsLowlands
These are areas that are These are areas that are at or near sea level; they at or near sea level; they are usually near the coast are usually near the coast and in some inland areas and in some inland areas
of South Americaof South America
Tierra Tierra CalienteCaliente
Literally meaning, “Hot Literally meaning, “Hot land,” this climate zone is land,” this climate zone is found in places such as the found in places such as the Yucatan Peninsula and the Yucatan Peninsula and the
Amazon River BasinAmazon River Basin
PampasPampasLowlands- Lowlands- They are They are grasslands grasslands that are in that are in Uruguay & Uruguay & ArgentinaArgentina
PatagoniaPatagonia
PatagoniaPatagonia is a geographic region is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion containing the southernmost portion of South America. It is located in of South America. It is located in Argentina & Chile. Argentina & Chile.
An elevated area, plateauAn elevated area, plateau Area is southern Argentina, is an Area is southern Argentina, is an
area where many sheep are raised.area where many sheep are raised.
Tierra Tierra TempladaTemplada
These are areas that lie These are areas that lie between 3,000 and 6,000 between 3,000 and 6,000
feet. This climate is in feet. This climate is in the valleys of the Andes the valleys of the Andes
and on the Central and on the Central PlateauPlateau
The Amazon The Amazon RiverRiver
The Amazon River The Amazon River starts in the Andes starts in the Andes
Mountains and flows Mountains and flows east across all of Brazileast across all of Brazil
Amazon RainforestAmazon Rainforest
Rainforests are being destroyed Rainforests are being destroyed =value of its timber –cutting down =value of its timber –cutting down forestforest
Nearly half of the world's species of Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter threatened over the next quarter century due to rainforest century due to rainforest deforestation. deforestation.
The Orinoco The Orinoco RiverRiver
The Orinoco River flows The Orinoco River flows north through north through
Venezuela and into the Venezuela and into the Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea
The Rio de la The Rio de la PlataPlata
Located in on the border Located in on the border between Uruguay and between Uruguay and
Argentina, the Rio de lat Argentina, the Rio de lat Plata is used as a major Plata is used as a major
shipping routeshipping route
Atacama DesertAtacama Desert
Where is the Where is the desert? Chile and desert? Chile and Southern PeruSouthern Peru
What are Nasca What are Nasca lines & geoglyphs?lines & geoglyphs?
The area is dry, The area is dry, windless and windless and isolated by isolated by mountains to east.mountains to east.