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Latin America
Inter-related Physical and Human Geographies
http://geographyeducation.org/regional/south-america/
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General Outline
• Mountains and Economics
• Mountains and Agriculture
• Human Development Index (HDI)
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Natural hazards-Plate Tectonics
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Andes--Perfect Subduction Zone
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Chilean Economy• Pacific Rim
• Elongated, Andes
• Southern Hemisphere
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The Andes—Historical Divide
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Atacama Desert
• Orographic Lifting
• Cold Ocean Currents
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Agricultural Region-Las Pampas• Grains, Livestock
• Breadbasket
• Similar to Midwest in USA
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Brazilian Agriculture
• Coffee, Citrus, Tobacco (1st)
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General Outline
• Natural Disasters
• Mountains and agriculture
• Human Development Index (HDI)
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Altitudinal Zonation
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SeaLevel
SeaLevel
3000’ 750 m
TIERRA CALIENTE(Tropical)
Bananas, Cocoa, Sugar, Rice
ALTITUDINAL ZONATION
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6,500’ 1800 m
SeaLevel
3000’ 600 m
SeaLevel
TIERRA TEMPLADA (Temperate)
Coffee, Rice, Corn, Beans
ALTITUDINAL ZONATION
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SeaLevel
6,500’
3000’
2,000 m
600 m
SeaLevel
12,000’ 3,600 m
TIERRA FRIA(Mid-latitude like)Corn, Wheat, Potato
ALTITUDINAL ZONATION
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12,000’ 3,600 m
SeaLevel
6,500’
3000’
2,000 m
600 m
SeaLevel
TIERRA HELADA(Alpine)
Grazing, Mining
ALTITUDINAL ZONATION
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Culture and Altitudinal Zonation
Indigenous Areas
Spanish settlements
African Influence
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SOUTH AMERICA’S
CULTURE SPHERES
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The Carribean…
“Races of all continents have miscegenated there, cultures and customs most foreign to each other have syncretized, nature has exploited into myriads of forms, and the constant feast of colorand sounds has goaded the formal carnival to paroxysm…”
Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian novelist
The Caribbean… A carnival of abundance
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South American Drug Trade
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MAINLAND vs RIMLAND
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General Outline
• Natural Disasters
• Mountains (Altitudinal Zonation)
• Human Development Index (HDI)
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HDI-Levels of Human Development
• Income• Literacy
• Life Expectancy• Education
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HDICountry HDI (2012)
Mexico 57
Guatemala 131
Belize 93
El Salvador 105
Honduras 121
Nicaragua 129
Costa Rica 69
Panama 58
Columbia 88
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index
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Regional Consequences
• Migration– Source countries?– Destinations?
• Foreign Investment– Where would you invest?
• Political stability– Military power
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Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Airport
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