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Geography Slides of Latin America
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Geography of Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean
Mexico
Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bahamas, Jamaica
Land Features
Physical Geography of Latin America
- Mexico & Central America form an isthmus (narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses)
- Mexico is largest
- Yucatan Peninsula - Northeast in Gulf of Mexico
- Baja California - Lower California Peninsula
- Sierra Madre Occidental - Western
- Sierra Madre Oriental - Eastern
- Ring of Fire - Ring of frequent earthquakes & volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean
Bodies of Water
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Gulf of California - Separates Baja California
- Gulf of Mexico
- Caribbean Sea
- Rio Bravo - Rio Grande
- Lake Nicaragua
Bodies of Water
Climate
Climates & Natural Resources
- Tropical wet/dry climate
- Three main climate zones
- Tierra Caliente, hot land, warmest
- Tierra Templada, temperate land, cool, most populated
- Tierra Fria, cold land, cold nights, highest elevation
- Wet Season - Summer, most precipitation
- Dry Season - Winter
- Hurricanes - Summer, early fall
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
- Oil & natural gas
- Gulf of Mexico
- Oil starting to run out since 2004
- Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Bauxite
- north & central parts of Mexico
- Central America lacks resources to make profits from
Caribbean Islands
Caribbean Islands
- Greater Antilles - Mountain Chain
- Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti & Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico (U.S.)
- Lesser Antilles - Volcanic Chain
- Dozens of small islands
- Used to be colonies of France, Britain, Spain, or Netherlands
- Bahamas
- More than 3,000 islands
- Only 30 are inhabited
- Sierra Maestra - Cuba
- Blue Mountains - Jamaica
- Duarte Peak - Highest point in Caribbean in D.R.
Bodies of Water
- Caribbean Sea - Warm waters feed Gulf Stream
- Warm water flows up eastern coast of U.S.
Bodies of Water
Climate
Climate
- Tropical wet/dry climate
- High temperatures year-round
- Ocean Breeze, humidity
- Rainfall - seasonal, varies
- Dominica - 350 inches of rain annually
- Hurricanes, strong storms
- Seven hurricanes each year
Natural Resources
- Fish
- Food & Sport
- Oil & Natural Gas - Trinidad and Tobago
- Nickel - Cuba
- Bauxite - Jamaica
- Climate - millions of tourists each year
Natural Resources
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