Latin America ESPN
Latin America Economics Social Land Use Resources Farming, Ranching, Herding, Forestry Resources Gold, silver, Copper, Iron Oil, Natural Gas Key exports-sugarcane, bananas, oranges, mangoes, coffee NAFTA-Mexico Language Spanish Portuguese French Population-apprx. 562 M Mixed Culture Mestizo- European/Americn Indian Mulatto-European/African
Latin America Political Natural Environment Colonialism Independence Spanish conquest in 16th century Independence Oligarchy-ruled by few Caudillo-military dictator Democracy struggles due to lack of political, economic and land reforms Spans the Western, Northern and Southern Hemisphere Rainforest-Amazon Savana-Brazil, Columbia, Argentina SemiArid-Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina Desert-N.Chile, Argentina, N. Mexico, Peru Highlands-Mountains of Mexico and South America
Mapping Latin America Political Physical Mexico Middle America Andes Mountains Brazilian Highlands Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oriental Amazon Basin Amazon R. Negro R. Parana R. Rio de la Plata Patagonia Atacama Desert Cape Horn Isthmus of Panama Baja California Yucatan Peninsula Mexico Middle America Guatemala Belize El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Puerto Rico Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles Cuba All countries of South America All Oceans, gulfs and seas