Transcript Atlantic South America

South America
Essential Questions
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How have historical figures and events affected South America today?
How has location affected the development of countries in South America?
How has the role of the government changed over time in South America countries?
What physical and cultural characteristics make the countries of South America
countries?
What factors have contributed to economics success and failures in different South
American countries?
Political Map
Caribbean Sea
Lake MaracaiboOrinoco River
Atlantic Ocean
Llanos
Physical Map
Angle Falls
Guiana High lands
Amazon River
Amazon Basin
Galapagos
Islands
Pacific
Ocean
Mato
Grosso
Plateau
Lake Titicaca
Brazilian
Highlands
Andes Mountains
Atacama Desert
Pampas
Rio Del Plata
Patagonia
Strait of Magellan
Tierra del Fuego
Areas of South America
Caribbean South America-
Atlantic South America-
Pacific South America
Colombia
Venezuela
Guyana
Suriname
French Guiana
Brazil
Paraguay
Argentina
Uruguay
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Key Terms
Key terms
Concept/Vocabularly Word
Definition
Colonialism
The movement to take political control of foreign lands for the
purpose of extracting its wealth and resources
Deforestation
The clearing of forests
El Nino
An ocean and weather pattern that affects the Pacific coast of
the Americas, causing extreme ocean and weather events
Gaucho
An Argentine cowboy
informal economy
A part of the economy that is based on odd jobs that people
perform without government regulation through taxes
Landlocked
Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the
ocean
Llanero
Venezuelan cowboy
soil exhaustion
The process of soil becoming infertile because it has lost
nutrients needed by plants
Strike
a group of workers stopping work until their demands are met
Key Terms
Colombia
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Region- Caribbean South America
Capital-Bogota
Landform-Andes, Llanos
Body of Water-Cauca River
Climate-Humid subtropical, Highlands, Tropical
savanna
Population-48,32 million
Language-Romance-Spanish and Portuguese
Religion-Christianity-northwestern section
Government-Republic
Economy-Agriculture, oil, iron ore, gold, coal and
emeralds
80% of Columbian flowers are shipped to the US
Venezuela
Animal
Red-billed Toucan
Joropo- Lively
couples dance.
Simon Bolivar-led
Venezuelan
Revolution against
Spain
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Region: Caribbean South America
Capital: Caracas
Landform: Llanos
Body of Water: Orinoco River-longest river in
South America, Angel Falls,
Climate: Warm temperatures year round- but varies
with elevation
Population: 30,41 million
Language: Spanish
Religion: 50% Christianity,
50% No dominate religion
Government: Federal Republic
Economy: Oil
Guyana
Animal
 Region: Caribbean South America
 Capital: Georgetown
 Landform: Guiana Highlands
 Much of Guyana is covered by the rain forest
 Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean
 Climate: Warm temperatures year round- but varies
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with elevation
Population: 799.613
Language: English
Religion: 50% Christianity, 50% No dominate
religion
Government: Republic
Economy: Rice and sugar cane
Suriname
Animal
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Region: Caribbean South America
Capital: Paramaribo
Landform: Guiana Highlands
Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean
Climate: Warm temperatures year round- but
varies with elevation
Population: 539.276
Language: Dutch
Religion: 50% Christianity, 50% No dominate
religion
Government: Republic
Economy: Rice and sugar cane
French Guiana
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Region: Caribbean South America
Capital: Cayenne
Landform: flat land
Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean
Climate: Warm temperatures year round- but
varies with elevation
Population: 250.109
Religion: 50% Christianity, 50% No dominate
religion
Government: Republic
Economy: Heavily depends on France- mainly
fishing
 Region: Atlantic South America
Brazil
 Capital: Brasilia
 Landform: Amazon Basin (Giant flood plain
 Body of Water: Amazon River
Carnival-Festival that
Brizillians celebrate
before the Christian
season of Lent
Soccer- futbolmost popular
sport
 Climate: Tropical Savanna, Humid tropical, Humid subtropical,
steppe, and marine west coast
 Population:200,4 million
 American Indians were the first people who lived in Brazil
 Language: Portuguese
 Religion: Roman Catholic
 Government: Federal Republic
 Economy: Regions
 Southeast- Largest cities, rich in natural resources, productive
farmland, coffee growing region
 Northeast- Poorest region, cannot read and health care is
poor-known for tourism-beautiful beaches
 Interior- Abundant land and mild climate-could be a strong
agriculture area.
 The Amazon-industrial area- areas of the dense rain forest are
now being developed –mining and logging- new roads are
bringing more people to area.
Paraguay
Animal
 Region: Atlantic South America
 Capital: Asuncion
 Landform: Landlocked country
Gran Chaco
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Body of Water: Paraguay River
Climate: Humid Subtropical
Population: 6,8 million
Language: Spanish, Guarani
Religion: Roman Catholic
Government: Republic
Economy: Paraguay’s wealth is controlled by a few rich
families and companies.
 Agriculture is very important-cotton, corn, soybeans and
sugarcane
Uruguay
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Region: Atlantic South America
Capital: Montevideo
Landform: plains
Body of Water: Rio de la Plata- estuary- partially
enclosed body of water where fresh water mixes
with salt water
Climate: Humid subtropical
Population: 3.4 million
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Government: Republic
Economy: Beef is important export –
 Agriculture and manufacturing is basis of economy
Argentina
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Region: Atlantic South America
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Capital: Buenos Aires
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Southern most country in South America
Patagonia-region of dry plains and plateaus
Pampas- wide grassy plain
Andes-mountains
Body of Water: Parana River
Climate: Marine west coast, steppe
Population: 41,45 million (Argentina’s culture has been mostly influenced by
Europeans
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Government: Republic
Economy: Economy has always been affected by government policies- Argentina
joined a group- Mercosur-group that promotes trade and economic cooperation
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Agriculture- produce beef, grow wheat and corn
Informal economy- part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform
without government regulation through taxes.
Ecuador
Animal
 Region: Pacific South America
 Capital: Quito
 Landform: Andes
 Body of Water: Gulf of Guayaquil
 Climate: Mediterranean
 Population: 15,74 million
 Language: Spanish, Quechua
 Religion: Roman Catholic
 Government: Republic
 Economy: 3 regions
 Coastal lowlands- agriculture and industry
 Andean region- poorer-tourism
 Amazon basin- valuable oil deposits
Peru
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Region: Pacific South America
Capital: Lima
Landform: Andes
Body of Water: Lake Titicaca
Climate: Highland and Desert
Population: 30,38 million
Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Religion: Roman Catholic
Government: Republic
Economy: Resources-key factor
 Mineral deposits
 Hydroelectric projects
 Highlands- grow potatoes and corn
Bolivia
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 Region: Pacific South America
 Capital: :La Paz, Sucre
 Landform: Andes
 Body of Water: Lake Titicaca
 Climate: Tropical savanna, Highland
 Population: 10,67 million
 Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
 Religion: Roman Catholic
 Government: Republic
 Economy: Poorest country in South America
 Few roads and little money for investment
 Valuable resources- metals and natural gas
Chile
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 Region: Pacific South America
 Capital: Santiago
 Landform: Atacama Desert-(Known for being cloudy and
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dry)
Body of Water: Pacific Ocean
Climate: Desert, Mediterranean, Marine West Coast
Population:17,62 million
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic
Government: Republic
 1970- After the coup, Chile was ruled by harsh military
government
 Economy: Strongest in the Pacific South America region
 Agriculture –grapes-(wine)
 Fishing
 Farming
 Mining
 International trade –key factor to Chile’s economy
Colombian Exchange
 By the 1400’s the Inca, an early people who ruled a
vast empire in western South America, had
developed thousands of varieties of potatoes. So,
how did potatoes get from such a faraway time and
place to part of our everyday lives?
 Before 1400’s people living in the Eastern
Hemisphere were unknown to people living in the
Western Hemisphere.
 This changed in 1492, when explorer Christopher
Columbus sailed from Spain and landed in the
Bahamas in the Americas. Believing he had reached
the Indies of Asia, Columbus named the people on
the islands, “Indians” and claimed the land for Spain
 He returned the next year bringing many ships and
men and with this trip, Columbus began what is
known as the “Columbian Exchange”-An exchange
of people, animals, plants and even diseases
between the two hemispheres