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Latin America

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Latin America

Physical Geography

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Andes Mountains

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Llanos:  Colombia and Venezuela

Cerrado:  Brazil

Pampas

Gaucho

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Orinoco

Peru

Yanomami

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Resources

  • Gold, silver, iron
  • Bananas, maize, sugar
  • Oil, coal, uranium

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Slash-and-Burn

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Urbanization

Rio de Janiero
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Pull Factors

  • Employment
  • Better schools
  • Better medical care

Favelas

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Push Factors

  • Lack of work or pay
  • Poor schools
  • Poor medical care
  • Elite ownership of the land

Sao Paulo

Brazil

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Buenos Aires

Argentina

Lima

Peru
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Bogota

Colombia
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Santiago

Chile
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Mexico City

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Tourism Pluses

  • Makes jobs
  • Increases awareness of the country
  • Combats income inequality

Tourism Cons

  • Profits sent back to owners
  • Pollution
  • Uneven representation by foreign companies