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South America• The 13 countries of

South America

• Brazil, Chile, Argentina• Uruguay, Paraguay,

Bolivia• Peru, Ecuador, Columbia• Venezuela, Guyana,

Suriname, French Guiana

Brazil• The Amazon river flows

across the continent from the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic

• Heavy rains fall in the Amazon Basin during summer and autumn

• The Great Escarpment (steep cliff) is where the highlands drop sharply to the Atlantic

Brazil• Brazil has a varied

climate because of its vast size and varied landforms

• Brazil’s rich mineral resources are found in the south

• Its capital Brasilia was built away from the coast to encourage settlement of the continent’s interior

Brazil• The grassland in

the south is used to raise cattle and sheep

Brazil’s culture is largely Portuguese (it was a colony of Portugal)

Brazil

• Many of the people who live in Brazil today are descendants of the slave brought to the new world.

• Brazil is a democratic republic• Brazil, especially Rio de

Janero, is famous for its celebrations of Carnival (right before Lent- the time before Easter)

Argentina • South America’s 2nd largest country behind

Brazil• The Andes tower over western Argentina

(Aconcauga- highest mtn in Western hemisphere)

• SE of the Andes is Patagonia and dry windy plain

• Sheep raising is the only major economic activity in Patagonia

Argentina• Buenos Aries – capital,

largest city, on the Rio de la Plata

• Rio de la Plata – large bay formed by Parana and Uruguay river

• Vast grasslands called the Pampas

• Economy depends on Farming and Ranching

• Sugarcane, beef, soybeans

Argentina

• Leading manufactured goods

Food productsCarsChemicalsTextiles (cloth)Books/magazines

Argentina• Petroleum is the most valuable mineral resource

and is found in Patagonia and the Andes• Europeans began to arrive in the 1500s and most

natives had been killed or died from disease by the 1800s

• A democratic republic it fought a against Britain in a war (1980s) for control of the Falkland islands

• 85% of the population are of European ancestry mostly Spain and Italy

• Official language is Spanish with Italian mixed in…