Move to new area Terraced Farming Mid-Latitude Zones Marine West Coast Coast of SW South America Major Islands Bahamas Highlands _____________ Antilles Found in the ____________ areas Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic), Vary from moderate to cold Puerto Rico Current Issues in Latin America _____________Antilles Deforestation – Unique Physical Features Galapagos Islands Urbanization – Where Darwin wrote of the “Origin Species…” (1835-ish) Population = 1200 Tourism Amazing _____________ of life Advantages Easter Island 2000 miles from “civilization” Discovered in _________________________ Disadvantages Populated Hundreds (maybe 1000’s) of years ago Today by Chile “owned” Angel Falls Agriculture World’s tallest (__________ ft.) Cut down trees and brush Found by James ______ in _____ from his airplane Burn Plant Crops
Mid-Latitude Zones Marine West Coast Coast of SW South America Highlands Found in the ____________ areas Vary from moderate to cold Current Issues in Latin America Deforestation – Urbanization – Tourism Advantages Disadvantages Agriculture Cut down trees and brush Burn Plant Crops Move to new area Terraced Farming Major Islands Bahamas _____________ Antilles Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico _____________Antilles Unique Physical Features Galapagos Islands Where Darwin wrote “Origin of the Species…” (1835-ish) Population = 1200 Amazing _____________ of life Easter Island 2000 miles from “civilization” Discovered in _________________________ Populated Hundreds (maybe 1000’s) of years ago Today “owned” by Chile Angel Falls World’s tallest (__________ ft.) Found by James ______ in _____ from his airplane
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