Venezuela Research Paper

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Venezuela, located at 6.4238 degrees north and 66.589 degrees west is a South American country located in the northern region of the continent bordering countries such as Guyana, Brazil, Colombia and the Southern Caribbean Sea. The Country is known worldwide as a main exporter of millions of precious amount of petroleum oil. Venezuela comprises a continental mainland that also consists of numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, such as Margarita Island which is the best known of these islands. Venezuela has many waterfalls, including Angel Falls, which is the world’s tallest waterfall at 979 Meters tall, as well as Paradise Falls, and the second most major waterfall in the northern side of South America, Cuquenan Falls. The waterfalls all contribute …show more content…
Along with this, Venezuela has 2,800 kilometers of coastline, allowing many beautiful beaches along the Caribbean Sea. The people of Venezuela have many ways of transportation to get around the country. A national railway system is the most common type of transportation. Over the years, however, the system has been limited to the tracks of which they can safely venture across. Highways and motorways are also very useful for many individuals and are stretched around the entire country. In some various parts of the country, cable cars are the main transportation and are used on a daily basis. These are mainly and most commonly used in the city of San Juan de Manapiare in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. The country also has water transportation such as boats and rentable jet skis. Venezuela has a tropical climate zone, due to it being so close to the equator. The region of Venezuela is known for Great Plain like field called llanos. These fields are known mostly for grazing herds of cattle roaming about the fields as well as many farmers planting their crops in the nutrient rich soil. The most famous and well known llano is the La Gran …show more content…
Along with being a high value petroleum exporter, Venezuela also is very into manufacturing and create heavy industrial products such as aluminum, steel and concrete. Other manufactured goods like electronical devices as well as automobile parts are made here. The agriculture due to the soil rich llanos is very profitable and foods such as rice, corn, fish, tropical fruits, coffee beans, pork and beef are all shipped out fresh every day to various parts of the world. The only country that Venezuela competes with in the petroleum and manufacturing industry is the neighboring country of Colombia. The residents of the country will always tell of Venezuela being a clean country with a great economy, but that isn’t all true exactly. The country is one of the most polluted countries in the world, due to all of the excess amounts of petroleum that burn throughout the air. Along with the petroleum pollution, the manufacturing industry can also be a member of the pollution club. Many of the steel and aluminum that is burnt into shapes can let off some carbon dioxide that builds overtime and can cause major pollution issues with nearby

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