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PANAMA GEOGRAPHY (Panama is located in Central America on the isthmus that…
PANAMA GEOGRAPHY
Panama is located in Central America on the isthmus that connects it with South America
made up of wide plains
has a tropical, warm and humid climate
the rainy season starts at the end of May and lasts until December depending on the area
the total area is 77 082 km2
it is divided into 10 provinces
It limits to the north with the Caribbean Sea, to the south with the Pacific Ocean, to the west with Costa Rica and to the east with Colombia
population
Whites: 8%
Blacks: 14%
Mestizos: 70%; Indigenous of the Kuna, Guaymí and 6% ethnic groups; Asians 2%. Total: Reaches more than 3,300,440 inhabitants
ethnicity
it's a melting pot
it includes 62% of mestizos, 14% of Africans, 10% of Spaniards, 5% mulattos and 5% Indians
religion
the Panamanian religion there are 85% Roman Catholics, 10% Evangelical Christians,
5% Others (Hebrews, Muslims, Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Hindus, Mormons)
its official currency is the Balboa
branches
hydrogeography
geomorphology
study the relief
biogeography
interdisciplinary science that studies climate and other earth sciences
climatology
study of climate and weather
physical geography of Panama
morphology
there are 10 volcano strata
volcantisingal - colorado
Cerro Pando
Volcan Baru
el arco occidental del norte
cerro azul
cerro campana
coast
The Pacific coast has an extension of 1 690 km, and the Caribbean, of --- 1 160 km
Panama owns
more than 1,600 islands off its coasts.
There are a multitude of protected coral reefs,which have various marine species that are excellent places for fans of diving and snorkeling.
hidrography
Panama, a country with a very rainy tropical climate, has a large number of rivers.
there are an estimated 500
climate
1 ° air temperature
2 ° The weight of the air or atmospheric pressure 3 ° The humidity in the atmosphere 4 ° The amount of clouds
1 ° The rainy season (May - December)
2 ° The dry season, which lasts from January to April.
geography
studies nature and societies from their location and distribution in space
human geography
cares about the relationship between man and the environment
divisions
economic geography
contributes to the understanding of a wide range of contemporary problems
politic geography
its objective is to try to analyze and understand at a regional and general level the way in which the geographical environment and resources influence political events and phenomena
social geography
studies the relationship between society and territory
geopolítics
defines the strategies of world colonization
postmodern geography
appears before the deep Marxist crisis
geografía de la percepción
relationship between geographic analysis and psychological processes