Important Physical Features of L A T I N A M E R I C A

1. Important Physical Features ofLATIN AMERICA

2. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Sierra Madre Mountains,Panama Canal, Amazon River, Andes Mountains, and Atacama Desert

3. The Pacific Ocean is to the west.

4. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east.

5. The Caribbean Sea is north of South America and south of the island nations of the Caribbean.

6. The Gulf of Mexico touches the southern coast of the USA and the eastern coast of Mexico.

7. The Panama Canal creates a short-cut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

9. How the Canal Was Built

10. The Amazon River is second in length only to Africa’s Nile River.

11. The Amazon Drainage Basin: So many tributaries feed into the Amazon, it carries more water than any other river on the planet.

12. The Amazon River

13. Sierra Madre Mountains

14. The Sierra Madres as seen from the Mexican Plateau.

15. Formed in a subduction zone, the Andes Mountains run all along the western coast of South America.

16. Andes Mountains

17. The Atacama Desert – the second driest place on Earth. Atacama Desert

18. The Atacama Desert

19. 3 What feature is at the purple box? 2 4 5 7 6 1 9 8

20. 3 Pacific Ocean 2 4 5 7 6 1 9 8

21. 3 What feature is at the purple box? 2 4 5 7 6 1 9 8

22. 3 Atlantic Ocean 2 4 5 7 6 1 9 8

23. 3 2 What feature is at the purple box? 4 5 7 6 1 9 8

24. 3 2 Gulf of Mexico 4 5 7 6 1 9 8

25. 3 2 4 5 What feature is at the purple box? 7 6 1 9 8

26. 3 2 4 5 Caribbean Sea 7 6 1 9 8

27. 3 2 4 5 7 6 What feature is at the purple box? 1 9 8

28. 3 2 4 5 7 6 Panama Canal 1 9 8

29. 3 2 4 5 7 What feature is at the purple box? 6 1 9 8

30. 3 2 4 5 7 Amazon River 6 1 9 8

31. 3 2 4 7 What feature is at the purple box? 6 1 9 8

32. 3 2 4 7 Sierra Madre Mountains 6 1 9 8

33. 3 2 4 5 7 6 1 What feature is at the purple box? 9

34. 3 2 4 5 7 6 1 Andes Mountains 9

35. 3 2 4 5 7 6 1 What feature is at the purple box? 8

36. 3 2 4 5 7 6 1 Atacama Desert 8

37. Green Box • Purple Box • Yellow Box • Orange Box • White Box • Pink Box • Turquoise Box • Brown Box • Blue Box

38. Green Box – Panama Canal • Purple Box – Sierra Madres • Yellow Box – Caribbean Sea • Orange Box – Atacama Desert • White Box – Gulf of Mexico • Pink Box – Amazon River • Turquoise Box – Atlantic Ocean • Brown Box – Andes • Blue Box – Pacific Ocean

39. Now check your knowledge.Complete the Latin America Physical Features Practice Activity!

40. Place numbers on the map to show the locations of each country below: • Bolivia 7. Mexico • Brazil 8. Panama • Canada 9. Venezuela • Colombia 10. USA • Cuba • Haiti • Using a colored pencil LIGHTLY shade all of Latin America.

41. Caribbean Sea • Gulf of Mexico • Sierra Madre Mountains • Panama Canal • Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Color the key and the corresponding countries on the map: • Colombia • Cuba • Haiti • Mexico • Panama • Venezuela Place numbers on the map below to indicate the locations of the features in the list at right.

42. On the map at left, draw in and number the features listed below. • Amazon River • Andes Mountains • Atacama Desert • Panama Canal • Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Caribbean Sea • Color the key below and the corresponding countries on the map: • Bolivia Haiti • Brazil Mexico • Columbia Panama • Cuba Venezuela