South America

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South America

• Team 4 Geography

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South America

• Venezuela, Columbia, Suriname, Guyana, French
  Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador,
  Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

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Brazil

• Land
• The Amazon is the worlds second largest river.
  (4,000 miles)
• The Amazon Basin covers the northern half of
  Brazil.
• The Brazilian Highlands, the largest highland
  area begins south of the Amazon River Basin and
  cover most of east central Brazil.

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Brazil

• Economics
• Farming and Ranching employs the largest number
  of Brazilians. (Soybeans)
• Ranching in the South in the Brazilian Highlands.
• Brazil has one of the largest iron ore deposits
  in the world.

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Brazil

• People
• Native Americans, Africans and Portuguese have
  shaped the culture of Brazil.
• 76 of Brazilians live in cities today. The two
  largest are Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro.

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Venezuela

• The land is a mixture of coastal lowlands and
  interior highlands.
• The majority of Venezuela is covered by Tropical
  Rain Forests.
• Venezuela's economy depends on oil.
• Venezuelan culture is a mixture of Spanish,
  African and Native American.

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Guyana

• Guyana is just north of the equator. It is
  covered by thick rain forests. The people who
  live there are a mixture of Native American,
  European, Asian and African. 1/2 have Asian and
  1/3rd have African ancestry.

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Suriname

• Suriname is the smallest country in South America
  in area and population. Suriname depends on its
  agriculture. Rice is its largest crop, but it
  also has a thriving forestry industry.

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French Guiana

• French Guiana was settled by the French
  originally. They used African slaves to work in
  sugarcane plantations. Today French Guiana is
  still considered part of France.

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Uruguay

• Uruguayan economy is based on raising cattle and
  sheep.
• Uruguay won its independence from Spain in 1811.
• Uruguayan people have Spanish and Italian
  ancestry.

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Paraguay

• The Paraguayan economy is founded in the forestry
  and farming activities.
• The people of Paraguay are mostly Spanish and
  Native American in ethnicity.

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Columbia

• Colombias landforms are varied depending on the
  area. Tropical rainforests spread across the
  southeast and mountains cover the western
  coastline.
• Colombias is entirely in the tropics, yet it
  does not have a totally tropical climate. The
  high altitudes of the Andes Mountains rarely
  allow for tropical weather.

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Columbia

• Most Colombians earn their livings as farmers,
  factory workers or miners. Columbia provides 90
  of the worlds emeralds, and is the 2nd largest
  provider of Bananas in South America.
• The illegal drug trade has created an
  increasingly difficult problem for the country.

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Peru

• Dry deserts and snow topped mountains and humid
  rain forests greet you in Peru.
• The Andes lie in the center of Peru. In southern
  Peru you will find Lake Titicaca, the highest
  navigable lake in the world.
• Perus native inhabitants were called the Incas.
  Peru has the largest Native American population
  in the Western Hemisphere.

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Ecuador

• Ecuador is one of the smallest countries in South
  America and gets its name from its location.
• Ecuadors land is a mixture of the Andean
  Mountains and fertile plains. Ecuadors capital,
  Quito lies more than 9,000 feet above sea level.

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Bolivia

• Bolivia has mountains, plains and rain forests.
  It also shares Lake Titicaca with Peru.
• The economy of Bolivia is dependent on its
  mineral resources. This country is one of the
  worlds leading producers of tin.
• Bolivia is the only country in South America with
  two capitals. La Paz the highest capital in the
  world and the city of Sucre.

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Chile

• Chile is a very long and thin country. Its
  average width of the country is only 100 miles.
• The Atacama Desert, one of the worlds driest
  places, is located in Northern Chile.
• The Andes Mountains stretch along the border with
  Argentina.
• Chile has the fastest growing economy in Latin
  America. Copper is the countries leading
  resource.
• About 75 of the population is of mixed ancestry.
  Native American and European. Almost 20 are
  purely of European ancestry.

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Argentina

• Argentina has varied landscapes.
• The North Waterfalls and Lowland areas.
• The Andes The western part of Argentina has the
  Andes Mountains. Mount Aconcagua at 23,000 feet
  is the highest mountain in the Western
  Hemisphere.
• The Pampas The center of Argentina has a
  treeless plain called the Pampas. The Pampas are
  home to the ranches and farmers of Argentina.
• The Patagonia South of the Pampas is a dry
  plateau that has poor soil. Since farming is
  difficult raising sheep is the regions major
  economic activity.

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Argentina

• The Economy
• Agriculture Argentinas major farm products are
  beef, corn and wheat. Gauchos, or Argentinean
  cowboys work on the huge Estancias or ranches in
  the Pampas.
• Manufacturing Argentina is one of the most
  industrialized countries in South America.
  Argentinas leading manufactured goods are
  textiles, and leather products. Oil is its most
  valuable mineral resource.

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Argentina

• The People
• Almost everyone in Argentina has European
  ancestry. Very few Native Americans lived in
  Argentina prior to Spanish exploration.
• As is the case for most South Americans, the
  people of Argentina speak Spanish and are
  primarily Roman Catholic.