Resources
What are some resources in the Amazon River Basin?
Food, wood, rubber, medicinal plants, gold and other minerals
What are some characteristics of the Amazon?
Dense rain forests, isolated villages, Manaus (major city, large mining district, settlers, miners)
What is the percentage of the ancestry in Uruguay?
12% is Mestizo and 88% are European descent.
When and from what country did Uruguay win independence? What about Paraguay?
Paraguay won independence from Spain in 1811 and Uruguay won independence in 1825 from Spain
What major landforms lie between the Amazon River basin and Patagonia?
Brazilian Highlands, Brazilian Plateau, Gran Chaco, Pampas
Where are minerals a natural resource?
The Brazilian Highlands/Plateaus, Gran Chaco, Pampas, and Patagonia
What are some characteristics of the Interior?
Savannas and dry woodlands, could become an agricultural area, Brasilia - the nation's capital
What is the percentage of the ancestry in Paraguay?
95% is Mestizo and 5% are European or Paraguayan Indians
What could be some disadvantages of being a landlocked country?
No access to the ocean, restricted trade, must keep good relations with neighbors for imports and exports
What are favelas?
Large slums
What are some resources in the Brazilian Highlands and the Brazilian Plateau?
Minerals
What are some characteristics of the Northeast?
Old colonial cities, poorest region, favelas, suffers from droughts
What is the main religion in Uruguay?
Catholic
Where is much of Argentina’s industry located?
Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital
What is a natural resource in Patagonia?
Oil, natural gas, minerals
Where is medicinal plants a natural resource?
The Amazon River Basin
What are some characteristics of the Southeast?
Coffee growing area, Rio de Janeiro, richest region, most people, Sao Paulo
What are the main languages in Paraguay?
Spanish and Guarani
From what major immigrant groups are many Brazilians descended?
Africans, Portuguese, Spaniards, Germans, Italians, and Poles
What percent of people are of European descent in Uruguay?
88%
What are the natural resources in Gran Chaco, the Pampas, and Patagonia?
Oil, natural gas, and minerals
Where are old colonial cities?
What are the main languages in Uruguay?
Spanish and Portugese
What is Brazil’s poorest region? What is its richest?
Poorest is the Northeast, richest is the Southeast.
What is Brazil's capital?
Brasilia