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THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES |
Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, |
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-Area: 439,735 sq. miles (27) -Pop: 45,600,000 (28) -GDP: $8,800 (113) |
COLUMBIA |
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-Government: Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (90%) -Climate: Tropical along coast; cooler in highlands |
COLUMBIA |
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-Caribbean and Pacific Lowlands -Cultural center- Bogota -Cartagena; Barranquilla—Magdalena -Medellin; Cali—Cauca -Industrial Triangle- Barranquilla, Medellin, Cali |
COLUMBIA |
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Mountain Ranges in Columbia |
-Cordillera Occidental -Cordillera Central -Cordillera Oriental |
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-Coffee, coal, platinum, gold, emeralds -Illegal drugs: $2-4 billion -Llanos: Guerrillas and Llaneros |
COLUMBIA |
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VENEZUELA |
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-Government: Federal Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (96%) -Climate: Tropical |
VENEZUELA |
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-Ind. in 1802: Simon Bolivar -Coastal Mountains: Bolivar Peak -Lake Maracaibo: Oil -Interior Wilderness: -Llanos -Orinoco River (piranha) |
VENEZUELA |
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Guiana Highlands in Venezuela |
-Angel Falls (#1) -Cuquenan Falls |
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-Area: 83,000 sq. miles (85) -Pop.: 772,000 (160) -GDP: $3,800 (157) |
GUYANA |
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-Government: Republic -Religion: Hindu (28%), Pentecostal (17%) -Climate: Tropical |
GUYANA |
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-1966: British -Tepuis—Mount Roraima -King George VI Falls |
GUYANA |
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-Area: 63,067 sq. miles (92) -Pop.: 481,000 (170) -GDP: $8,900 (110) |
SURINAME |
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-Government: Constitutional Democracy -Religion: Hindu (27%); Protestant (25%); Roman Catholic (23%) -Climate: Tropical |
SURINAME |
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-1975: Formerly Dutch Guiana -Fewest people per square mile -Bauxite |
SURINAME |
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French Guiana |
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-Still under European control -Devil’s Island |
French Guiana |
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The Andean Countries |
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil |
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-50 peaks > 20,000 ft. -4,500 miles long -Tierra templada -Indian heritage -Pacific Ring of Fire |
The Andean Countries |
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-Area: 109,483 sq. miles (74) -Pop.: 14,600,000 (64) -GDP: $7,500 (121) |
ECUADOR |
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-Capital: Quito -Government: Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (95%) |
ECUADOR |
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Country's name means "Republic of the Equator" |
ECUADOR |
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-Coastal lowlands: bananas, cacao -Guayaquil: shrimp -Chimborazo;Cotopaxi -Amazon Rain Forest: Oil -Social unrest: Amerindians |
ECUADOR |
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Owns the Galapagos Islands |
ECUADOR |
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-Area: 496,222 sq. miles (21) -Pop.: 29,500,000 (39) -GDP: $8,500 (114) |
PERU |
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-Capital: Lima -Government: Constitutional Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (81%) |
PERU |
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-Colca Canyon; Apurimac -Gold, zinc, copper |
PERU |
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Children of the Sun in Peru |
-Incas -Quipu -Cusco -Francisco Pizarro -Quechua -Racial distinctions |
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-Desert Coasts : -Peru (Humboldt) Current -Sechura Desert -Lima -Ancient Indian Empires: -Chimu -Moche |
PERU |
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Ancient Indian Empire lines carved in the ground in Peru |
NAZCA LINES (PERU) |
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-La Montana -Iquitos: largest port -Shining Path: Communist guerrilla force -Coca plants |
PERU |
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-Area: 424,162 sq. miles (29) -Pop.: 9,800,000 (84)--GDP: $4,500 (147) |
BOLIVIA |
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-Government: Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (95%) -Has 2 capitals |
BOLIVIA |
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-Landlocked—Tibet of South America -Spanish; Quechua; Aymara -Tin -Chinchillas; guinea pigs -Unstable Government |
BOLIVIA |
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Highest infant mortality rate |
BOLIVIA |
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Lowest literacy rate |
BOLIVIA |
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-Altiplano -LateTiticaca: Indian settlements -Yungas: -Santa Cruz -Cochabamba -Amazon Basin |
BOLIVIA |
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-Area: 292,257 sq. miles (39) -Pop.: 16,600,000 (60) -GDP: $14,900 (76) |
CHILE |
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-Capital: Santiago -Government: Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (70%) |
CHILE |
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-Atacama Desert: -Antofagasta—sardine fishing grounds -The Central Valley: -Aconcagua River -Mediterranean -Mining -Santiago |
CHILE |
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Country known for mining copper |
CHILE |
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-Salvador Allende—Marxist -Augusto Pinochet—introduced free-market reforms |
CHILE |
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–300 islands –Strait of Magellan –Punta Arenas –Tierra del Fuego—oil –Drake Passage |
THE ARCHIPELAGO OF CHILE |
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-Area: 1,068,297 sq. miles (8) -Pop.: 40,900,000 (31) -GDP: $14,200 (79) |
ARGENTINA |
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-Government: Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (92%) -Climate: Mostly Temperate |
ARGENTINA |
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-85% European descent -Political strife -Juan Peron-1946-55 |
ARGENTINA |
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-Estancias: agriculture -Buenos Aires: Parana River -Rosario; Cordoba |
THE PAMPAS OF ARGENTINA |
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The Andes Border: -Not very populated -Aconcagua—22,834 ft. -San Martin–Christ of the Andes |
ARGENTINA |
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A High Plateau in Argentina |
PATAGONIA |
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-Mesopotamia: b/w Parana and Uraguay Rivers ---Gran Chaco: desert area -quebracho |
NORTHERN ARGENTINA |
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-Area: 68,307 sq. miles (90) -Pop.: 3,500,000 (131) -GDP: $12,400 (88) |
URUGUAY |
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-Capital: Montevideo -Government: Constitutional Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (47%) -Climate: Warm Temperate |
URUGUAY |
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-Primarily European descendants -Spanish lang./Portuguese along border -Unstable gov’t Textiles, chemicals, leather products |
URUGUAY |
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-Area: 157,047 sq. miles (59) -Pop.: 7,000,000 (96) -GDP: $4,200 (151) |
PARAGUAY |
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-Government: Constitutional Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (90%) -Climate: Subtropical to Temperate |
PARAGUAY |
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-95% mestizos -Spanish; Guarani -Gran Chaco: Dairy products |
PARAGUAY |
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2nd Longest River in South America |
PARAGUAY |
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-Area: 3,286,472 sq. miles (5) -Pop.: 199,000,000 (5) -GDP: $10,200 (101) |
BRAZIL |
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-Government: Federal Republic -Religion: Roman Catholic (74%) -Climate: Mostly Tropical; Temperate in south |
BRAZIL |
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-Portuguese -Atlantic Coast: -Pedro Cabral—1500 -First settlements -Portuguese Settlers: Sao Vicente, Recife, Manaus, Porto Alegre |
BRAZIL |
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The Spanish-Portuguese Treaty is also known as |
TREATY OF MADRID IN 1750 IN BRAZIL |
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Independence -1822—Dom Pedro -Overthrew Pedro II—republic Modern Coastal Cities -Rio de Janeiro2nd largest -Salvador; Fortaleza; Recife (favelas) -Plantation farming |
BRAZIL |
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-The Brazilian Highlands : -Great Escarpment: Pico daBandeira –Water systems: Amazon, Rio de laPlata -Sao Francisco—Paulo Afonso Falls |
BRAZIL |
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-Cities in the South: -Sao Paulo—largest city -#1 in coffee, beef, iron ore -Belo Horizonte—Minas Gerais -Poverty of the Northeast: Cassava |
BRAZIL |
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THE AMAZON |
THE AMAZON |
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Greatest River System in the World |
THE AMAZON |
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Exotic Animals are Found in the |
SELVA IN THE AMAZON |
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The Life of the ____ includes: -Hammock -Slash-and-burn agriculture -Hunting -Missionary activity |
REMOTE INDIANS IN THE AMAZON |
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Modern Development and Deforestation -7 states: Amazona (west ½), Para (east ½) -leaching leads to thin soil -Deforestation: mahogany & ebony |
THE AMAZON |
