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Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography Ten Geographic Qualities 1. Fragmented Realm 2. Archipelago of Carribean – intercontinental land bridge Ten Geographic Qualities 3.Tropical Location of Middle America 4. Crucial barrier between Atlantic & Pacific waters 5. Dominance of the Latin Culture Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Emigration of Population for economic & political reasons 7. Mestizo mixed Indian, Spanish & Black populations 8. Coastal Development of the majority of the region Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Overall political instability of the region 10. Environmental degradation & the loss of thousands of species of animals due to population pressures Relative Location Relative Location of Europe Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions Of Latin America Middle America Central America Caribbean South America Caribbean Middle America Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography Physical Geography of Latin America Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates Physical Geography of Latin America Rivers – – – – – Amazon Orinoco Parana Rio de Plata Uraguay Physical Geography of Latin America Lakes – Lake Titicaca – Lake Maracaibo Bodies of Water – – – – Panama Canal Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Gulf of California Physical Geography of Latin America Landforms – – – – Altiplano Amazon Basin Patagonia Tierra del Fuego Physical Geography of Latin America Mountain Ranges – – – – – – Andes Brazilian Highlands Guinea Highlands Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre del Sur Sierra Madre Oriental Physical Geography of Latin America Climates – Tropical Climates of the Carribean, Central America & Northern South America – Desert Climates of Mexico and the leeward coastal side of the Andes – Steppe climates of Patagonia – Snow & Ice Climates of the mountain regions & higher latitudes of Chile Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography Cultural Geography of Latin America – Population – Languages – Religion – Agriculture – Economics – Historical Geography Population per square kilometer Cartogram of World Population Dot Density Map Showing World Population World Population Growth By Country shown as a percent Life Expectancy Latin America Population Characteristics – Birth rates 25/1000 – Death rates 7/1000 – Natural Increase 1.8% – Infant Mortality 36/1000 – Doubling Time 38 yrs – Pop <15 34% – Pop > 65 5 % Cultural Geography of Latin America Population – concentrations on coasts. – Spanish and Indian populations dominate – Indian Populations of remote regions – Black Populations of the Carribean – Mixed Black & Spanish populations of South America Dominantly Black Population Cultural Geography of Latin America – Population – Languages – Religion – Agriculture – Economics – Historical Geography Cultural Geography of Latin America Languages – Indo European dominates the region Cultural Geography of Latin America Religion – Catholic Christianity Dominates the region Cultural Geography of Latin America – Population – Languages – Religion – Agriculture – Economics – Historical Geography Cultural Geography of Latin America Agriculture – Commercial Ranching – Subsistence Farming – Slash & Burn Agriculture Cultural Geography of Latin America Economy – Manufacturing – Tourism – Agriculture – Trade Cultural Geography of Latin America Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) Most are coastal in location Water Orientation influences the economy Latin America Ten Geographic Qualities Regions & States Physical Geography Cultural Geography
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