Brit a nnic a LEARNING LIBRARY Views of the Americas From North to South America explore the great variety of the Western Hemisphere CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO
The Amazon is home to many different types of wildlife including the green-cheeked Amazon parrot Eric and David Hosking Corbis
Views of the Americas TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 NORTH AMERICA North America Land of Plenty 6 Greenland Frozen Island 8 Canada The Land of Long Winters 10 Ottawa Canada A Welcoming Northern Capital 12 Quebec Canada La Belle Province 14 United States of America Melting Pot of Many Cultures 16 Honolulu U S Crossroads of the Pacific 18 New York City U S The Great Culture Mart 20 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA Mexico Ring of Fire 22 Mexico City Mexico Sinking City of Palaces 24 Central America The Isthmus Nations 26 Guatemala Land of the Quetzal 28 Nicaragua Volcanoes and Earthquakes in Central America 30 Panama City Panama Land of Many Fish 32 Panama Canal A Major World Waterway 34 Puerto Rico Jewel of the Caribbean 36 Cuba Sugarcane and Politics 38 SOUTH AMERICA South America The Unknown Continent 40 Amazon A Close Look at River Life 42 Andes World-Class Mountains 44 Colombia Columbus South American Namesake 46 Peru Land of the Inca 48 Machu Picchu Secret of the Andes 50 Brazil Half of South America 52 Paraguay The Once-Forgotten Land 54 Chile A Long and Narrow Land 56 Easter Island Land of Giants 58 Argentina Home of the Gaucho 60 GLOSSARY 62 INDEX 63 Brit a nnic a LEARNING LIBRARY Have a great trip
