South America

INTRODUCTION Chile officially known as the Republic of Chile has its capital in Santiago. National Anthem – National Song of Chile (“HimnoNacional de Chile”), National Bird – Andean Condor, National Flower– Copihue, ranks 38th in the world in terms of land area and 62ndin terms of population. HISTORY Chile has a long historical background. Its natives were mainly the Incan and the Mapuche. Native American tribes moved down to present day Chile for agricultural purposes. The lands were fertile…

stand out in most people's’ minds are Shakira and the National sport of throwing rocks at gunpowder, commonly known as Tejo. The Republic of Colombia, named after Christopher Colombus, sits in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and North Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Colombia is full of flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, highland of the Andes Mountains, and eastern…

climate change Climate is an essential determinant for agriculture. In regions like Central America, the climate is quite variable and there are problems related to droughts and floods that directly affect food production. Also, climate related insect infestations, weeds and diseases tend to cause damage in developing countries such as those in Central America (Diana et al., 2013). The specific case of South America was addressed by Mendelsohn and Seo (2007). Using data from 2,000 farmers, they…

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the biggest remaining Rainforest’s left in the world and houses several types of animals that are not known anywhere else besides there. For the Rainforest being in South America, the Rainforest experiences a dry season and a harsh wet season. This wet seasons covers the entire Amazon floor and makes this remarkable Jungle into a flooded river way through the giant canopied trees. In the National Geographic documentary on the Flooded Rainforest points out that…

Ecuador Ecuador has fairly warm weather, you would enjoy it. Ecuador is located in South America along the top. “Ecuador is blessed with an abundance of plant and animal life”-Foley page. 2 There is much more to learn about Ecuador’s geography, climate, government, economy, and its culture. The country of Ecuador consist of many land and water features. Ecuador has a mountain range called “Sierra” often called the “Avenue of Volcanoes” La Costa is another land form. It is a flat…

world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres). Its location spans from Brazil into Northern South America with over half of it located in Brazil. The Amazon Rainforest covers 2,100,000 square miles (5,500,000 square kilometers), making it the biggest rainforest in the world. It is twice the size of India, and over half the size of America. Also, it is home to around 2 and a half million different insect species as well as over 40000 plant species. The…

The spider monkey is not worth trying to save. There are many reasons of why they aren’t worth saving. Some of these reasons include money, reproduction, and the activity of spider monkeys. Spider monkeys live in the tropical rain forests of South America. They have long arms and legs for swinging around forest canopies. The monkeys got there name because of their long limbs, which gives them the look of a spider. They spend most of their time swinging through trees and foraging…

BRAZIL República Federativa do Brasil or Federatice Republic of Brazil, or what we usually call Brazil is the biggest state in South America and the world’s fifth largest country by its Geographic and Population, with a total area of 8,515,767.049 km2 (3,287,956 sq mi), including 55,455 km2 (21,411 sq mi) of water, with over 190 million people. A country where world cup was held in 2014 is located between Andes and Atlantic Ocean. Brazil is famous with Sao Paulo, its capital city, Rio de Janeiro…

the ground. Close by there is a volcanic crater that has remains of lots more. This would have been were they were shaped from. How they got them moved, we do not know. Chile use to be controlled by the Incas in the north and the Araucanos in the south. In 1541, a Spanish man named Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago. In 1818, Chile was able to get their Independence from Spain with the help of Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martin. O'Higgins then became the dictator until 1823 and laid the…

The Amazon Rainforest, is located throughout ten different countries in South America, they include Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Giuana. This forest has many types of animal spices and plant species, which some of these species are endangered. In order to protect the rainforest, there are a wide number of management strategies that take place. These strategies are put into place so that the rainforest can be sustainably developed. The…