Resources of Atlantic South America
Amazon River Basin
Rain forest - for food, wood, rubber, medicinal plants, gold and other minerals
The Amazon
Dense rain forest isolated villages manaus
- Major city, large mining district, settlers miners
Uruguay
88% of the population is European descent, 12% is mestizo, Catholic, Spanish, and Porteguese Spoken
When and from what country did Uruguay win independence? What about Paraguay?
1825 Uruguay and 1811 Paraguay, Spain
What major landforms lie between the Amazon River basin and Patagonia?
Brazilian highlands, Brazilian plateau, gran chaco, pampas
Brazilian Highlands
minerals
The Interior
Savannah and dry woodlands, could become an agricultural area, Brasilia - the nation's capital
Paraguay
95% of the population in mestizo, 5% Paraguayan Indian or of European descent, catholic, Spanish or guarani spoken
What could be some disadvantages of being a landlocked country?
Neighbors for imports and exports
What are favelas?
Pampas
Oil, natural gas, minerals
The Northeast
Old colonial cities, suffers from drought, poorest region, favelas
Where is much of Argentina’s industry located?
Buenos Aires
Brazilian Plateau
minerals
The Southeast
Coffee growing area, Rio de janeiro, richest, region, most people, são paulo
From what major immigrant groups are many Brazilians descended?
Africans, Portuguese, Spaniards, German, Italians, and poles
Gran Chaco
Oil, natural gas, minerals
What is Brazil’s poorest region? What is its richest?
Northeast and southeast