Latin America has one of the most geographical variations of any location in the world. You can travel across Latin America and be close to the Pacific Ocean, a top of the Andes Mountain ranges, or be in the middle of the Atacama Desert. These variations of geography have a major impact on one of the most densely populated regions in the world. “Geography has strong and pervasive effects on economic and social development.” Most of the population in Latin America lives near the coast. Over 490 million people live in Latin America with the two major countries, Mexico and Brazil. Latin America consists of many different cultures that have been blended over the years. This is because of the dying Native American groups and immigration of new ethnic
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They have dry regions in the northern part of Latin America such as deserts in Mexico. There are wet regions like the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. ”The Amazon River is the life force of the equally large Amazon rain forest, which makes up about half of the rain forest of the entire planet. This tropical biome has as many as 100 different tree species on a single acre.” “Access to the sea within a country, not just the distance from international markets, is crucial for economic accessibility” Latin America has large populations even in geographically challenging locations. The geography of Latin America is a major influence on tourism and trade. There are also coastal regions such as the beautiful beaches of Rio De Janero in which tourism is critical to the success of their economy. All of these different regions bring a different opportunities of jobs based on trade and tourism. For example if you live near a beach you might be a fisherman or oceanographer. . South America has three major rivers that provide water to the vast majority of people across the region. The three major rivers are the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraguay/Paraná. “South America is a continent of extremes. It is home to the world's largest river (the Amazon) as well as the world's driest place (the Atacama Desert).” Basically the closer you are to the sea the wealthier a country and the further away the poorer the
They have dry regions in the northern part of Latin America such as deserts in Mexico. There are wet regions like the Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. ”The Amazon River is the life force of the equally large Amazon rain forest, which makes up about half of the rain forest of the entire planet. This tropical biome has as many as 100 different tree species on a single acre.” “Access to the sea within a country, not just the distance from international markets, is crucial for economic accessibility” Latin America has large populations even in geographically challenging locations. The geography of Latin America is a major influence on tourism and trade. There are also coastal regions such as the beautiful beaches of Rio De Janero in which tourism is critical to the success of their economy. All of these different regions bring a different opportunities of jobs based on trade and tourism. For example if you live near a beach you might be a fisherman or oceanographer. . South America has three major rivers that provide water to the vast majority of people across the region. The three major rivers are the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraguay/Paraná. “South America is a continent of extremes. It is home to the world's largest river (the Amazon) as well as the world's driest place (the Atacama Desert).” Basically the closer you are to the sea the wealthier a country and the further away the poorer the