What are some resources of the Atlantic South America?
What are some resources in the Amazon River Basin?
Rain forest - for food, wood, rubber, medicinal plants, gold and other minerals.
What are some characteristics of the Amazon?
Dense rain forest, isolated villages, Manaus - major city, large mining district, settlers miners.
When and from what country did Uruguay win independence? What about Paraguay?
Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1825, following a four-way struggle between Portugal and Spain
What major land forms lie between the Amazon River basin and Patagonia?
Brazilian Highlands, Brazilian Plateau, Gran Chaco, Pampas.
5% of the population is mestizo, 5 percent Paraguayan Indian or of European Descent, Catholic, Spanish or Guarani Spoke.
What are some resources in the Brazilian Highlands and the Brazilian Plateau?
Minerals.
What are some characteristics of the Interior?
Savannah's and dry woodlands, could become an agricultural area, Brasilia - the nation's capital.
What could be some disadvantages of being a landlocked country?
They don't get access to a lot of things.
What are favelas in the Atlantic South America?
What are some resources of the Gran Chaco, Pampas, and Patagonia?
Oil, natural gas, and minerals.
What are some characteristics of the Northeast?
Old colonial cities suffer from drought, the poorest region, favelas.
Where is much of Argentina’s industry located?
Much of Argentina's industry is located in Buenos Aires.
What are some characteristics of 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, Germans, Italians, and Poles.
What are some characteristics of Uruguay?
88% of the population is European descent, 12% is mestizo, Catholic, Spanish, and Porteguese Spoken
What is Brazil’s poorest region? What is its richest?
Northeast, and Southeast.