Uruguay

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Uruguay

• BY
• KRISTEN CORRIGALL

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Uruguay facts

• The 2004 president was Jorge Batlle
• Famous places to visit are Lake Mirim, River Río
  Negro

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Location

• Southeast corner of South America
• The capitol is located at 35,56
• Slightly smaller than the state of Washington

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Physical Features

• Popular places are Mirador Nacional, Chief rivers
  Río Negro, Uruguays Major lakes Mirim.
• Uruguay has a temperate climate

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Human Characteristics

• The language is Portunol, Brazilero or Spanish
• The population is 3,399,237
• The religions are Roman Catholicism

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Human/Environmental Interactions

• Water pollution from meat packing
• Endangered Species
• Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
  Pollution, Tropical Timber Wetlands, Marine
  Dumping,

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Movement

• Transportation-railways, highways, waterways,
  pipelines, ports, harbors, merchant marine,
  airports

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Regions

• Regions are soaring mountains, burning desserts,
  chilling glaciers, active volcanoes, impenetrable
  jungles

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Bibliography

• N.C. wise owl, lands and people, Uruguay,
  lhttp//lp.grolier.com/cgi-bin/lp_bp?assetidb4101
  426-hassettypet, published 25, 2005