Lesson 9

Theme 9: Latin America. General characteristic.

Plan:

1. Topography

2. Climate

3. Resources

Topography

Some facts:

ü 19,1 million square km

ü 12,6% of the earth’s surface

ü Historical roots: Spain and Portugal

ü Spanish and Portuguese based on Latin: Latin America

ü Population – about 590 million

Regions of Latin America:

1. Middle America

a. Mexico

b. Central America

2. Caribbean

• a. Bahamas:

• b. Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic)

• c. Lesser Antilles

3. South America (Venezuela (Caracas), Colombia (Bogota), Ecuador (Quito), Peru (Lima), Bolivia (La Paz), Chile (Santiago), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Uruguay (Montevideo), Paraguay (Asuncion), Brazil (Brasilia), Guyana (Georgetown), Suriname (Paramaribo), French Guiana (Cayenne)

Bodies of water: Latin America is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west; Amazon Basin is the largest river system in world by volume; second in length; Gulf of Mexico – the main place to extract oil, Lake Titicaca - World’s highest lake (3812 m above sea level, depth - 304m., the largest fresh water basin, 8290 sq. km)

Mountains and peaks: The Andes

ü Relatively young, 5,000 miles long;

ü Contain valuable metals and minerals

The Uplands of Mexico and Central America

ü Most major cities and population found here

ü Rich volcanic soils

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