1. LATIN AMERICA
“A Diverse Region”

2. Latin America - The Basics

3. Latin America - The Basics
33 Nations

4. Latin America - The Basics
33 Nations
2 Continents (1 Region)

5. Latin America - The Basics
33 Nations
2 Continents (1 Region)
North America

6. Latin America - The Basics
33 Nations
2 Continents (1 Region)
North America
South America

7. Latin America - The Basics
33 Nations
2 Continents (1 Region)
North America
South America
Why “Latin” America?

8. Latin America’s People

9. Latin America’s People
United by:

10. Latin America’s People
United by:
Language:

11. Latin America’s People
United by:
Language:
Portuguese

12. Latin America’s People
United by:
Language:
Portuguese
Spanish

13. Latin America’s People
United by:
Language:
Portuguese
Spanish
Religion:

14. Latin America’s People
United by:
Language:
Portuguese
Spanish
Religion:
Roman Catholic

15. Latin America’s People

16. Latin America’s People
Most live in urban areas
or on coast lines

17. Latin America’s People
Most live in urban areas
or on coast lines
Mexico City

18. Latin America’s People
Most live in urban areas
or on coast lines
Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro

19. Latin America’s People
Most live in urban areas
or on coast lines
Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro
Bogota

20. The History

21. The History
1500s - Spain and
Portugal ruled most of
Latin America

22. The History
1500s - Spain and
Portugal ruled most of
Latin America
“Conquistadors” -
Spanish word for
conquerors

23. The History
1500s - Spain and
Portugal ruled most of
Latin America
“Conquistadors” -
Spanish word for
conquerors
(i.e. Pizarro)

24. The History
1500s - Spain and
Portugal ruled most of
Latin America
“Conquistadors” -
Spanish word for
conquerors
(i.e. Pizarro)
Independence came for
MOST by mid 1800s

25. The Economy

26. The Economy
Some Oil

27. The Economy
Some Oil
Coffee, bananas, and
sugarcane

28. The Economy
Some Oil
Coffee, bananas, and
sugarcane
Caribbean Islands:
Tourism

29. The Economy
Some Oil
Coffee, bananas, and
sugarcane
Caribbean Islands:
Tourism
Some Illegal Trade

30. The Economy
Some Oil
Coffee, bananas, and
sugarcane
Caribbean Islands:
Tourism
Some Illegal Trade
Colombia, Mexico

31. Physical Extremes

32. Physical Extremes
Longest River: Amazon

33. Physical Extremes
Longest River: Amazon
4,000 miles long

34. Physical Extremes
Longest River: Amazon
4,000 miles long
Driest Place: Atacama
Desert (Chile)

35. Physical Extremes
Longest River: Amazon
4,000 miles long
Driest Place: Atacama
Desert (Chile)
Barely any rainfall

36. Physical Extremes
Longest River: Amazon
4,000 miles long
Driest Place: Atacama
Desert (Chile)
Barely any rainfall
Amazon Rain Forest

37. Unstable Societies

38. Unstable Societies
Population issues

39. Unstable Societies
Population issues
1950 = 270 million

40. Unstable Societies
Population issues
1950 = 270 million
1990 = 490 million

41. Unstable Societies
Population issues
1950 = 270 million
1990 = 490 million
2010 = 550 million

42. Unstable Societies
Population issues
1950 = 270 million
1990 = 490 million
2010 = 550 million
Drug cartels

43. Unstable Societies
Population issues
1950 = 270 million
1990 = 490 million
2010 = 550 million
Drug cartels
Women’s rights