Countries of South America

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Countries of South America
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Argentina

• Most people located in Buenos Aires
• 85 of population is mainly German, Italian, and
  Spanish

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Argentina

• The Chaco-forest with large trees-yields lumber
  and tannin, used in tanning leather
• Yerba tree-used to make a green tea called Yerba
  Mate

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Argentina Pampas grassy plain

• Broad, fertile, flat land, one of the worlds
  most productive agriculture regions
• Livestock ranches
• Grain farms producing wheat, corn, soybeans

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Argentina Patagonia

• Dry, cold, windy, and desolate plateau in
  southern Argentina

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Argentina Andes Mountains

• On the border with Chile
• Mt. Aconcagua, highest mountain peak in the
  Western Hemisphere, is located here

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Brazil

• Largest country in square miles and population
• Settled by the Portuguese
• Many people are Mestizos, mixed European and
  Native Americam

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Brazil

• Large deposits of iron ore
• Petroleum

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Brazil Coastal Lowlands

• Near Atlantic Ocean
• Produces sugar cane, bananas, cotton, and cacao

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Brazil Brazilian Highlands

• Large grassland areas
• Many cattle

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Brazil Amazon Basin

• Large rubber plantations

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Brazil Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil Rio de
Janiero

• Beautiful beaches
• Mt. Corcovado has huge picture of Christ,
  overlooks the city
• On mountainsides many poor people live in shacks

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Brazil Belo Horizonte

• Pleasant climate
• Planned city to look like Washington, D.C.
• Famous city with steel mills
• Large soccer stadium

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Brazil Coffee Plantations

• In southern Brazil
• U.S., Japan, and European countries buy coffee

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Brazil Major Environmental Problem

• Destruction of the Amazon rain forest or selvas
• Dense layer of trees form a canopy over the floor
  of the forest
• Area being cut for timber and cattle grazing
• Loss of trees may affect the atmosphere since the
  vegetation takes in carbon dioxide and gives off
  oxygen

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Venezuela

• North is the Caribbean Sea and east is the
  Atlantic Ocean
• Andes Mountains
• Leading oil producing nation in S.A.
• Most of oil is shipped to the U.S.
• Birthplace of Simeon Bolivar, called the George
  Washington of S.A.

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Columbia

• Coffee raised on the mountainsides
• Farmers raise small grains and potatoes
• Bananas, sugar cane, and cotton are raised
• Produce gold and emeralds

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Myth of El Dorado
Spanish explorers believed they would find large
amounts of gold there. The myth stated that an
Indian king covered himself with gold dust
everyday. He washed the dust off into a pool once
a year. The Spanish never found the pool, but
they did find gold. After conquering the Incas,
they shipped millions of dollars worth of the
precious metal back to Spain.
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Ecuador

• The Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean belong
  to Ecuador.
• Charles Darwin, a famous scientist, studied
  unusual plant and animal life found there.

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Ecuador Products

• Cacao
• Coffee
• Bananas
• Corn
• Beans
• Potatoes
• Small grain

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Peru

• Many Mestizos live here
• Pacific coastal plain is dry and desert-like, not
  many people live here
• Area irrigated
• Raise cotton, sugar cane, and rice
• Oil exports make up large amount of export income

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Bolivia

• Landlocked country, not much influence from the
  outside world
• 85 are Mestizos and native Indian

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Bolivia Exports

• Tin
• Tungsten
• Silver
• Gold
• Oil

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Chile

• Wheat, grapes, and fruits are grown here
• Cattle raising and sheep raising devoted to many
  farms
• Large producer of copper
• Snow-capped mountains are part of the Andes

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Paraguay

• The Chaco-forest with large trees-yields lumber
  and tannin, used in tanning leather
• Yerba tree-used to make a green tea called Yerba
  Mate

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Paraguay

• Land-locked country
• To become more modern, Paraguay has built a large
  hydro-electric plant on the Panama River, the
  Itaipu Dam
• This dam is the largest in the world
• The water turns turbines and produces electricity
  
• They sell power to Brazil

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Uruguay

• Located between Brazil and Argentina and bordered
  by bodies of water
• Many rivers are dammed to produce hydroelectric
  power
• Has a rainy season with an annual rainfall of 35
  inches
• Beef, wool, hides and leather goods make up the
  countrys major exports

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Uruguay

• Commercial tree plantations
• Industries include textiles, cement, tires, food
  processing, and steel
• Sugar beets and wheat are grown

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Surinam

• Main exports are bauxite and aluminum
• include shrimp, rice, bananas, and timber

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Guyana

• Exports include rice, sugar cane, and citrus
  fruits

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French Guiana

• Used as a political prisoner settlement by the
  French
• No major exports