Chapter 10 Atlantic South America
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Chapter 10
Atlantic South America
By:
Alex, Brice,
McKenna, Kristen,
Kody, Stef,
And Tyler
Atlantic South America
Names
Brazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Vocabulary Worksheet
Turn to vocabulary page in your packet.
GROUP UP
Get into groups of 5
Take your packets, book, and a writing utensil
Map Worksheet
Physical Features
Complete Physical Features on pages 232 to 235
Further Research
Amazon River
The source of the Amazon River
is Lago Villafro in the Andes
Mountain, Peru.
Because it is so vast it is sometimes
Called The River Sea.
Further Research
Amazon Rain Forest
If deforestation continues, we’ll completely lose the
rain forests within the next 40 years.
The rainforests are and have been destroyed in the last
100 years to make way for farm land. Today, the
rainforests are being destroyed by 1.5 acres every
second!
Brazil
Complete Brazil note taking guide
On pages 236 to 240
Brazil
Exports:
Coffee
Sugar cane
Holiday:
Carnival
Government:
Federal Republic
Brazil
Sports:
Soccer
Current Events/ Key City:
Rio de Janeiro- Olympics 2016
Argentina
Government
Has changed over many years
Has an Informal Economy
Still continues to change
Holidays
Mostly the same as the United States
Carnival
Christmas
New Years
Memorial Day
Yom Kippur
Argentina
Culture
40 million people are descendants from Spanish, Italian, or
other European settlers
3% of population are Argentine Indians and mestizos
Most are Roman Catholic
Exports
Large ranches and farms exports:
Beef
Wheat
Corn
Paraguay and Uruguay
Uruguay
Claimed by Portugal in
Colonial Era
1825 declared independence
from Spain
Sells electricity to Brazil and
Argentina
Democratic government
Paraguay
Claimed by the Spanish in
the mid-1830s
Independent country after
1811
Speak Spanish, Guarani
Beef is their major export
Agriculture is an important
part of their economy
Democratic government
Both Paraguay and Uruguay
Based on last slide fill out Paraguay and Uruguay.
Read in book to fill in both area.
Test Review
Please use all of your notes to study for your
Chapter 10 test.
*The End*