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Map 1: Displaying tectonic plate boundaries and three points located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.      Looking at the map above, you will notice a red line right above Haiti. This line represents a tectonic plate boundary. This particular boundary is a transform boundary. Transform boundaries occur when two tectonic plates slide past each other. Transform boundaries are best known for causing earthquakes.       In January 2010, Port-Au-Prince Haiti experienced great devastation due to a 7.0 magnitude Earthquake. Between the initial earthquake and the reported 54 aftershocks, this disaster caused havoc to Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Due to the poverty, Haiti had little resources for the aftermath. There were anywhere between 100,000 and 300,000 deaths, the true number is still unknown. More than 1,300 schools and 50 healthcare facilities were completely demolished. Major telephone...

  Map 1: Physical Landscape throughout path of Lima to Brasilia      From Lima to Brasilia, one encounters a great diversity of physical landscape. The map above helps us understand that. Throughout the map, there are 14 points with images attached to each point. Each image displays landscape features, climate indicators, land use, vegetation, clouds, and more. These features help us identify where each image was taken from the path of Lima to Brasilia. When clicking on each point, you will find a description to see how I placed the image according to the clues I was given. 

  Map 1: Identifying the 4 Sub-Regions within Latin America and the Caribbean,  the Treaty of Tordesillas, and the path that Cortes took during his exploration of Mexico.     I n the map above, you will find 4 distinct sub-regions. These are the same sub-regions based on language identified in Exercise 2 . The sub-regions are the Spanish Sub-Region, Portuguese Sub-Region, English Sub-Region, and European Sub-Region.      Within the Portuguese Sub-Region, you will notice a pink path titled, "Line of Tordesillas." The line is drawn from 40° N, 46° W to 40° S, 46° W. This line represents the separation of land established in the Treaty of Tordesillas. The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed to separate the newly discovered land between the Portuguese and Spanish.      Within the Spanish Sub-Region, one will notice several pins in a close area connected by a pathway by zooming in to Mexico. These pins indicate towns t...

    Latin America and the Carribean can be divided into formal sub-regions based on many concepts. Today, I will be dividing the region into three formal sub-regions based on Language.      To divide Latin America and the Carribean into regions based on Language, one must first identify the languages spoken throughout the region. In the map above, the capital city of each country in the region is identified by a pushpin symbol. The pushpin symbol is then color-coded by the primary language spoken in each country. The yellow pushpin indicates a primary language of Spanish, the blue pushpin indicates  English, the purple pushpin indicates French, the red pushpin indicates Dutch, and the green pushpin indicates portuguese. After defining the dominant language in each country, it is apparent that there are three main sub-regions based on language in Latin America and the Caribbean. The sub-regions are the Portuguese sub-region, Spanish sub-region, and...