Latin America525 Million

Mexico112 Million

LanguageSpanish and Portugese (derived from Latin)

ReligionChristianity (88% is Roman Catholic)

Rural vs. UrbanCountries with high urban populations (Brazil,

Argentina, Venezuela) are wealthier- higher GDP- than rural countries (Haiti, Belize, Guyana).

Democracy is spreading in all of Latin America after years of Spanish oligarchy’s (rule by a small group)

Amazon River & River Basin 7 million cubic feet per second (largest river in world in terms of water)

Amazon Rainforest is biggest in world (2 million square acres)

Andes Mountains 5,000 miles long

Shift to democracy also bringing shift to free-market economies

Region is global leader in exports of raw materials

GoldSilverIronCopperAluminumTinLeadNickel

Mexico City-18 million, 2nd largest in

world

Sao Paolo- 17 million, 4th largest in

world

Buenos AiresRio de JaneiroLimaBogota

Mexico

Brazil

ArgentinaBrazilPeruColombia

1) Rain Forest Resources & Preservation

2) Reforming Democracy

3) Large Income Gap between Rich and Poor

Mexico City is built on top of the ancient ruins of Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, which was one of the world’s largest cities in the 1500’s.

The southern tip of South America is the shortest distance to Antarctica in the world