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    This document provides an overview of Latin America as a region. It begins by stating that Latin America is not a continent or country, but rather a cultural region located between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It stretches from Mexico to Cape Horn. The region is divided into three subregions: Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America. Spanish and Portuguese are the dominant languages, though Native American languages are also spoken. The region has a common identity and shares geographical proximity.

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    This document provides an overview of Latin America as a region. It begins by stating that Latin America is not a continent or country, but rather a cultural region located between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It stretches from Mexico to Cape Horn. The region is divided into three subregions: Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America. Spanish and Portuguese are the dominant languages, though Native American languages are also spoken. The region has a common identity and shares geographical proximity.

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    The text discusses the geography, languages, and sub-regions of Latin America.

    Middle America, the Caribbean, and South America.

    Spanish and Portuguese, with Spanish spoken by 300 million people and Portuguese spoken by 150 million people in Brazil.

    LORAINE MAE R.

    ASUNCION

    SECTION 1

    THESE ARE THE SEVEN CONTINENTS.

    THIS IS LATIN AMERICA

    Latin America is NOT a continent.

    Latin America is NOT a country.

    LATIN AMERICA IS A CULTURAL REGION.

    ATLANTIC OCEAN
    CARIBBEAN SEA

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    Latin America lies between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Both oceans are important trade routes for Latin America. The Caribbean Sea is another important body of water in Latin America.

    Latin America stretches for 5,500 miles from the Rio Grande River in Mexico to Cape Horn at the southern end of South America.

    LATIN AMERICA why LATIN?

    In the broadest sense, the entire western hemisphere


    south of the United States.

    In a more restricted sense, comprises those countries of the Americas that developed from the colonies of Spain, Portugal, and France.

    8 million square miles of land (16% of the worlds land


    surface)

    DIVIDED INTO THREE SUBREGIONS:


    (based on geography, politics, demographics and culture)

    It may be subdivided on linguistic grounds: Hispanic America Portuguese America and French America.

    MIDDLE AMERICA
    Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

    CARIBBEAN
    Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
    Barbados, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Grenada, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua and Barbuda

    SOUTH AMERICA
    Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

    LINGUISTIC MAP OF LATIN AMERICA

    SPANISH PORTUGUESE FRENCH

    SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE are the dominant

    languages in Latin America.


    Spanish - 300 million Portuguese - 150 million, all of whom are from Brazil. In the non-Latin nations of South America and the Caribbean, people speak English, French, Dutch,

    Hindi, and a wide range of Creole.


    Native Languages Maya, Quechua, Mapuche, Guarani, and Aymara

    SLAVE EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS LANDS IN IN THE AMERICA AMERICAS

    Carribean 40%

    Brazil 38%

    LATIN AMERICA HAS:

    a.
    b. c.

    Identifiable geographical region,


    Geographical proximity An organization with a common sense of

    identity and purpose (economic, political, security/military, etc.) among the member states

    SECTION 2

    SECTION 2

    SECTION 2

    SECTION 2

    Military dictatorships have generally given way to democratically elected governments.

    How does Colombian geography influence the countrys economy and culture, particularly its

    situation with narcotics traffic and guerrillas?

    SECTION 3

    outside

    Ratzel believed that states were organic and grew regardless of boundaries;

    THE SIZE OF THE STATES GROWS WITH ITS CULTURE


    Cultural aspects such as population, religion, and economic growth all reflect the growth of the state. The size of the state dictates the culture within it.

    outside

    Economic Growth

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    Economic Growth

    NAFTA, Chile-Canada, EFTA, Israel-Mexico, Canada-Costa Rica, EU-Mexico, EU-Chile, US-Chile, Korea-Chile, EFTA, Chile, Japan-Mexico, Panama-Singapore, Chile-China, Chile-Japan, Brazil-China

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    ANY QUESTIONS?

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