Latin America Interactive Folder

Map

Landforms
The Landforms in Latin America are very diverse, as some parts stretch over the equator and some parts are near the Antarctic Circle.

Landforms Like.
THE ANDES MOUNTAINS!

The Andes
The Andes Mountains stretch for about 4,300 miles and gets as wide as 430 miles at some places. The Andes stretch from Venezuela to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Amazon Rainforest

 The Amazon Rainforest, also so known as Amazonia covers about 1.4 billion acres of the Amazon basin. The Amazon Rainforest stretches to countries like Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. It stretches for a little to other countries like Bolivia and Guyana.

Patagonia Desert
The 7th largest desert in the world by land area, reaching up to 263,000 mi^. It is the largest desert in Argentina, but it also reaches small parts of Chile. It is also adjacent to the Andes.

Culture
The influence of many things in different times contributes to the diversity of Latin American culture. The Pre-Columbian Culture, European Colonization, immigrants from Asia, and the introduction of African slaves during the slave trade. These all affected the dance, music, and high culture like literature and arts.

Caribbean Countries

These are all the Caribbean countries of Latin America.

Central American Countries

These are all the Central American Countries of Latin America.

Southern American Countries

And once again, I present unto thee, the nations of the place we all know and love, South America.

Vegetation Zones

Here is a list..
Of the Vegetation Zones shown above in the previous slide.

Human-Environment Interaction

Major Economic Activities

Agriculture, fishery, mining, and oil are some major economic activities in Latin America.

Slash and Burn

Farmers are using slash-and-burn techniques to use ashes as fertilizer, but after using it the soil will be rendered useless.

Resources

Resources
Resources found in Latin America are coffee beans(mmmm coffee), Cocoa beans(mmmm chocolate), bananas(yummm.. Bananas), timber(ewww..), rubber(gross!), gold, bauxite, spices, and salt.

Catholicism
Catholicism is the main religion in Latin America.