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Location, Climate, & Natural Resourc e s:

Location, Climate, & Natural Resourc e s:. Where People Live & How T hey Trade. It’s south of the US, east o f the Pacif i c O c ea n , and w e s t of the Gulf of M e xico & Car i bbean Sea. It’s gr e at that it ’ s located betw e en major bodies of water b ecause:

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Location, Climate, & Natural Resourc e s:

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  1. Location,Climate, &NaturalResources: WherePeopleLive &HowTheyTrade

  2. It’ssouthoftheUS,eastofthePacificOcean,andwest • oftheGulfofMexico&CaribbeanSea. • It’sgreatthatit’slocatedbetweenmajorbodiesof • waterbecause: • great opportunitiesfortrading • caneasilyshipgoodsaroundtheworld • Anotheradvantage:closetoUS,sotradebetweentwocountriesisconvenient.

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  4. InMexico,theclimatevariesaccordingtolocation: • Thenorthernpartismostlydesert • (hot). • Thebeacheshaveatropicalclimate. • Mountains andplainshaveamoremild • climate.

  5. Chihuahua(Mexicanstate)

  6. SierraMadreOccidental

  7. Chiapas(Mexicanstate)

  8. Oilisoneofthetopexports: • Exports1.7millionbarrels/day. • Moneyfromoilsalesprovides1/3ofgovernment’s • budget. • Mexicoisoneoftheworld’stopproducersofsilver. • Otherexportsincludefruits,vegetables,coffee,&cotton. • Tourismisalsoamajorindustry.

  9. MostpeopleliveincentralMexico: • arablefarmlandwithenoughraintogrow • crops • manymanufacturingcentersarelocated here(providejobsto75%ofthecountry’spopulation) • urban:77% • rural:23%

  10. MexicoCity

  11. MexicoCity

  12. Mexicohasa mixofnewandoldindustries. • recentlyexpandedrailroads,airports,and • electricgeneratingplants • 7majorseaports • exports:oil,manufacturedgoods,silver, • fruits,vegetables,coffee,&cotton • tourism

  13. VenezuelaisinthenortheastpartofSouth • America,justnorthofequator. • It hascoastsonCaribbeanSeaandAtlanticOcean. • Thisgivesiteasyaccesstotradewithothercountries. • ThenearbyPanama Canalprovidesa shortcuttothePacifictotradewithAsiancountries. • Therearemountainsinthenorthandsouth,so • onlyabout3%ofthelandisarable.

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  15. Venezuelahasahot,tropicalclimate. • It’scoolerinthemountains. • Rainvariesbyregion(16inchesonthecoast;over100inchesinthemountains).

  16. Venezuelaisthesixth-largestoilexporterin • theworld. • Itproduces2.8million barrels/day. • 90%ofthemoneythegovernmentmakesontradecomesfromoilexports. • Farmingprovidesjobsfor10%ofthe • population.

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  18. urban:88% • rural:12% • Caracasisthelargestcity. • Mostpeopleliveinthenorthernhighlands, • alongthecoast.

  19. Caracas

  20. Caracas

  21. 90%ofmoneymadeonexportscomes • fromoil. • 4majorseaports • Otherexports:bauxite andaluminum,steel, chemicals,agriculturalproducts,basicmanufactures • Tourism

  22. Cubais anisland90milessouthofFlorida, • intheCaribbeanSea. • It’sonly700mileslong. • It’thelargestislandintheWestIndies. • It’slocationonoceantradingrouteshasbeenanimportantinfluenceonitshistory andeconomy.

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  24. Theclimateistropicalbutmoderatedbytradewinds. • (It’swarm-to-hotall yearlong,butthewindsproviderelieffromtheheat.) • There’sarainyseasonfromMaytoOctoberandadryseasonfromNovembertoApril. • Cubaisa targetforhurricanes. • Hurricaneseason runs fromJunetoNovember.

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  26. 28%ofCuba’slandisarable. • It’smostimportantexportissugarcane. • Otherexportsinclude:coffee,fish,fruits,&tobacco. • Tourismisafast-growingindustry.

  27. SugarcaneFarm

  28. urban:76% • rural:24% • Havanaisthelargestcity. • 20%ofCubansliveinHavana.

  29. Havana

  30. Havana

  31. 3 majorseaports • Exports:sugar,nickel,tobacco,fish, • medicalproducts,citrus,coffee • Tourism • VenezuelaisCuba’slargesttradingpartner;itsellsoiltoCubaata reducedprice.

  32. TheCommunistgovernmentoftheSovietUnionhelped • supportCubaformanyyears. • Whenitcollapsedin1991,Cubafaceddifficulttimes. • TradefromothercountriesdoesnotbringinenoughmoneytomeetneedsofCuba’speople. • Governmentsometimesordersbusinesses& • factoriestoclose. • Alsoordersblackouts—timeswhenallelectricityiscutoffinordertosaveelectricity.

  33. BrazilisontheeasternsideofSouthAmerica,alongthecoastoftheAtlanticOcean.BrazilisontheeasternsideofSouthAmerica,alongthecoastoftheAtlanticOcean. • Itshares aborderwithnearlyevery • countryinSouthAmerica! • AmazonRiverandotherlargerivers • stretchacrossBrazil.

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  35. Brazil’slocationontheequatorgivesittheclimateneededtosupportoneoftheworld’slargestrainforests.Brazil’slocationontheequatorgivesittheclimateneededtosupportoneoftheworld’slargestrainforests. • It’sclimateismostlyhot andtropical. • Inthesouth,theclimateistemperate • (mild).

  36. Only7%oflandisarable,butBrazilmakesthe • mostofthisresource. • Farmersgrow1/3rdoftheworld’scoffee,andleadtheworldin productionoforanges,papayas,sugarcane,andsoybeans • OnlytheUSexportsmorefarmproductsthan • Brazil.

  37. CoffeePlantation

  38. urban:84% • rural:16% • It’sthemostpopulatedcountryinLatinAmerica. • It’sthelargestPortuguese-speaking • countryintheworld. • MostBrazilianslivealongthecoasts;80% • livewithin200milesoftheocean.

  39. Havana

  40. Havana

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