GGR341H1 Lecture Notes - Neoliberalism, Peruvian Amazon, Stapes
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Ggr341 latin america lecture 2, jan 13th: latitudinal zonation, altitudinal zonation, the human environment interaction, the environment and way of living, the columbian ex-change, case studies, climate and human vulnerability. 5 different belts: subtoripical belt (northern mexico): arid, warm, desert condition. Most of latin america fall in tropical belt: e. g. , panama, a lot of variations, climates can be extremely diverse, i. e. , 3 types of precipitation. Sub-tropidcal belt: southern part of hemisphere: uruguay, paraguay, northern. Moderate temperatures, great variation; arid in the west. ** el nino: used to come every 10 year, now it is occurring more often. One above sealand: hot land : tierra caliente. Cold land: 2000~3000 : a lot of potatoes, cattle, live stock, Colder land : 3000~ 4500: snow condition: weather changes throughout the day radically: e. g. , 23 during day and 2 at night. Snowy land: kept with snow, mining, not much activity. Approach people determined by climate life styles, culture tied with climate.
