World Geo Latin America Ch. 9 (mom)
Orinoco River
1500 miles and winds through the northern part of the continent, mainly in Venezuela. It flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
Which river drains the largest rain forest in the region?
Amazon River
What are 3 major island groups of the Caribbean?
Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles
Mineral Resources of Latin America
Gold, silver, iron, copper, bauxite, tin, lead and nickel
Based on landforms and climate, which areas of Latin America would be the least agriculturally productive?
High-altitude zones in the mountains, semiarid and desert zones such as the Atacama Desert in Chile.
What are the settlement patterns of South American in terms of the interior and the coast?
On the west coast, the Andes Mountains were a barrier that tended to limit settlement there. Along the eastern coast of South America, most of the early settlements were along the coast.
Which is the northernmost of the great rivers of South America
Orinoco
What are the major rivers of Latin America
Orinoco, Amazon, Parana
In what part of the region are savannas most common?
South America
What characteristics do the pampas and Ilanos have in common?
They are plains that provide soil for growing crops and grass for grazing livestock
What Caribbean Island is rich in natural gas, and what impact has this had on the economy?
Trinidad...factories have sprung up to manufacture menthanol and ammonia. It attracts developers.
What two countries does the Orinoco River drain?
Venezuela and Colombia
Who has major oil reserves?
Venezuela and Mexico
The Lesser Antilles
are smaller islands in the Caribbean: Windward Islands and Leeward Islands.
pampas
areas of grasslands and rich soil. found in northern ARgentina and Uruguay.
What are some of the disadvantages of tourism in the region?
congestion, pollution, gap between rich and poor, large public debt, strain on local communities, influence of non residents on local affairs, profits not being reinvested in tourist country
slash-and-burn
cut trees, brush and grasses burned the debris to clear the field.
Rain Forests
dense forests made up of different species of trees
what is the main disadvantage of the slash-and-burn method of growing crops?
exhausts the soil
push factors
factors that push people to leave rural areas
Terraced farming
farming technique useful in the mountainous regions
gaucho
horsemen of the pampas
How have the Andes Mountains affected settlement in South America?
it has made it more difficult because they are a barrier movement into the interior. So more settlement has occurred along the eastern and northern coasts.
What are advantages to toursim
jobs which reduce the income gap
The Greater Antilles
larger islands of the Caribbean: Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
Andes Mountains
located in South America, they are a part of a chain of ranges that run through the western portion of North, Central, and South America. In the US they are called the Rockies and the Sierra Madre in Mexico.
cerrado
located in the interior of Brazil.
cattle and wheat grain
main products of the pampas
What factors must people in the region consider when they are deciding whether to move from the country to the city?
medical care, jobs, education and opportunity
Parana River
origins in the highlands of southern Brazil. Travels about 3,000 miles south and west through Paraguay and Argentina.
pampas
plains located in South America
Amazon River
4000miles from west to east emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. It starts in the Andes Mountains of South America, close to the Pacific.
Where are some of the largest plains found in Latin America?
Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay, Llanos of Columbia and Venezuela and cerrado of Brazil
Where are the Andes Mountains located?
along the Pacific Coast of South America
terraced farming
an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes.
Amazon River
fed by over 1,000 tributaries and it carries more water to the ocean than the next seven largest rivers of the world combined.
pull factors
get people toward the cities
Hanos
grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming
What factors tend to pull people into the cities from their farms?
higher-paying jobs, better schools, better medical care
Energy resources of Latin America.
oil, coal, natural gas, uranium and hydroelectric power
How do the veritical climate zones of Latin America affect agriculture?
people grow different crops depending on the elevation at which they live
What are disadvantages to tourism
pollution, congestion, and debt incurred by local governments.
What are some factors that are pushing farmers off the land and into the cities?
poor medical, poor education, low paying jobs, few pole owning most of the land
What is the dominant vegetation of the Amazon river basin?
rain forest
cerrado
savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming.
infrastructure
sewers, transportation, electricity and housing
What agricultural technique involves using ashes to fertilize the soil?
slash and burn
What are some of the problems that afflict cities throughout the region?
slums, unemployment, crime, pollution
Why is there great variety in the climate and vegetation in Latin America
there is great distance from north to south variations in elevation and ocean currents
Where are most of the mountains of South America located?
western coast of South America
