1. Waterways
1.1. Rivers
1.1.1. Amazon River
1.1.1.1. has many tributarites
1.1.1.2. Used for
1.1.1.2.1. Fishing
1.1.1.2.2. Transportation
1.1.2. Parana
1.1.2.1. end in esutary
1.1.2.1.1. Rio de la Plata
1.1.3. Paraguay
1.1.4. Uruguay
1.1.5. Orinoco
1.2. Other Waterways
1.2.1. Lake Maracaibo
1.2.1.1. largest lake in region
1.2.1.2. has oil fields
1.2.2. Panama Canal
1.2.2.1. connects Atlantic and Pacific
1.2.3. Lake Titicaca
1.2.3.1. highest lake usable by ships
2. Natural Resources
2.1. Brazil's
2.1.1. largest country
2.1.1.1. great wealth of natural resources
2.1.2. over 55% forest
2.1.2.1. timber
2.1.2.2. rubber
2.1.2.3. palm oil
2.1.2.4. Brazil nuts
2.1.3. Minerals
2.1.3.1. bauxite
2.1.3.2. gold
2.1.3.3. tin
2.1.4. limited oil and natural gas
2.1.4.1. produces gasohol
2.1.5. largest steel and iron industry
2.2. Energy
2.2.1. oil and natural gas
2.2.1.1. Venezuela
2.2.1.2. Ecuador
2.2.1.3. Bolivia
2.2.1.3.1. slow due to foreign countries
2.2.1.4. Mexico
2.3. Other
2.3.1. Latin America
2.3.1.1. silver, iron ore, copper, and emeralds
2.3.2. Carribean
2.3.2.1. bauxite, nickel, gold, and silver
2.3.3. Central America
2.3.3.1. gold
3. Landforms
3.1. Middle America
3.1.1. Mexico and Central America
3.1.2. Where 4 tectonic plates meet
3.1.2.1. active volcanoes/earthquakes
3.1.3. C.A. is an isthmus
3.1.4. Fertile soil from ash deposits
3.1.5. Coastal mountains
3.2. South America
3.2.1. Andes Mountains
3.2.1.1. world's largest mountain system
3.2.1.2. 5,500 miles long
3.2.1.3. Peaks over 20,000 feet
3.2.2. Amazon Basin
3.2.2.1. covers 2.7 million square miles
3.2.2.2. highlands in north and south
3.2.2.2.1. covers many climate zones
3.2.2.2.2. end in escarpment
3.3. The Caribbean
3.3.1. Most islands are small
3.3.2. Divided into 3
3.3.2.1. Great Antilles
3.3.2.2. Lesser Antilles
3.3.2.2.1. archipelago
3.3.2.3. Bahamas