WHAT AND WHERE?
Soybeans
Main exports from Argentina
Soybeans
What is mediterranean climate and where does it happen?
Defined by hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Found 30 degrees north or south of the equator, Chile is one of those places.
Fertilizer in Argentina.
Not needed to grow soybeans, its main crop.
Crops grown for export.
Grapes and olives
Chile, for wines and olive oil.
Main exports from Chile
Grapes, peaches, apples. Wine and olive oil produced from grapes and olive oil.
Why is agriculture challenging in Peru?
Valleys are fertile in some areas, also inconsistent rainfall and rugged terrain make it difficult.
Italy, France, Greece VERSUS Chile
Chile has become a major exporer of olives and olive oils, also wine, traditionally dominated by Mediterranean countries.
Leading exporter of copper, this is made into wire for electrical and telephone systems.
Wheat
Peru, consider a cash crop and an export.
Main exports from Peru
Aparagus, valued in international markets.
TRUE OR FALSE: Brazil could become main fish exporter.
TRUE, its coastline stretches more than 4600 miles, also it has new technology, facilities, and processes allowing it to develop even more.
What are the main economic activities in Peru, other than agriculture?
Cattle and alpaca ranching, mining.
TRUE OR FALSE: You could not travel without Brazil.
TRUE, Brazil manufactures steel, a strong metal made from iron and other metals, used for automobiles, transportation equipment, and aircraft.
Cacao beans
Brazil, part of the main exports.
Main export from Brazil
Coffee, sugarcane and raw sugar, leather and beef.
What are Argentina's two main regions?
Dry Pampas in the west for cattle industry, Wet Pampas in the East for agriculture.
TRUE OR FALSE: Brazil is a main part of the future for renewable energy.
TRUE, Brazil produces biofuel (gas mixed with ethanol - ethanol is a liquid removed from sugarcane).
Describe a Gaucho:
They herd cattle and sheep on the Pampas.
Quinoa
Peru, considered only a cash crop.
Mahogany
Valuable export used to make furniture.
What if soybean...?
It is just simply introducing itself in Spanish, "hola, soy bean".
Why mining became more profitable in Peru?
Due to new government policies which allowed private ownership and enabled investment and improvements to the mines.
Beef and Argentina:
Argentina is among the top consumers of beef around the world.