Latin America is the combination of Central America and South America. It is a very diverse land separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. There are two mountain ranges, the Amazon, and many other physical features. Here is all about Latin America’s Physical Features.
The two mountain ranges in Latin America are the Andes and Sierra Madre Mountains. The Andes stretch from the top of South America, along the Pacific Coast, and finishes at the southern tip of South America. With 20,000 thousand foot mountains, the Andes come in as the second largest mountain range in the world next to the Himalayas. The Sierra Madre mountains are in Mexico and Northern Central America. It is divided into three sections. The Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, the Sierra Madre Occidental on the west, and the Sierra Madre del Sur in the south. The mountains cause little rain central Mexico and much on the ocean shores.
The Amazon is divided into three categories. They are the Amazon river, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Amazon River Basin. The Amazon River is the second largest river in the world next to the Nile river. It …show more content…
The Caribbean Islands are located in the Caribbean sea South of the Gulf of Mexico and East of Panama. There are thousands of Caribbean islands, some miles long and some the size of the room that you are sitting in right now! The largest Caribbean Island is Cuba, just short of Florida in the United States. The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth, partly in Northern Chili. It is the dry side of the Andes Mountains. The Panama Canal is located in Panama. It is the largest manmade waterway in world, transporting ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean 24/7. It was build to make ships more easily travel to and from the Atlantic ocean instead of making ships travel around South America. This creates trade
The two mountain ranges in Latin America are the Andes and Sierra Madre Mountains. The Andes stretch from the top of South America, along the Pacific Coast, and finishes at the southern tip of South America. With 20,000 thousand foot mountains, the Andes come in as the second largest mountain range in the world next to the Himalayas. The Sierra Madre mountains are in Mexico and Northern Central America. It is divided into three sections. The Sierra Madre Oriental on the east, the Sierra Madre Occidental on the west, and the Sierra Madre del Sur in the south. The mountains cause little rain central Mexico and much on the ocean shores.
The Amazon is divided into three categories. They are the Amazon river, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Amazon River Basin. The Amazon River is the second largest river in the world next to the Nile river. It …show more content…
The Caribbean Islands are located in the Caribbean sea South of the Gulf of Mexico and East of Panama. There are thousands of Caribbean islands, some miles long and some the size of the room that you are sitting in right now! The largest Caribbean Island is Cuba, just short of Florida in the United States. The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth, partly in Northern Chili. It is the dry side of the Andes Mountains. The Panama Canal is located in Panama. It is the largest manmade waterway in world, transporting ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean 24/7. It was build to make ships more easily travel to and from the Atlantic ocean instead of making ships travel around South America. This creates trade