vocabulary 1.patagonia – dry, windswept plateau. 2.pampas – vast treeless plains that support...
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Vocabulary1.Patagonia – Dry, windswept plateau.
2.Pampas – Vast treeless plains that support cattle ranching.
3.Buenos Aires – Argentina’s largest city and capital.
4.Estancias – Large cattle ranches.
5.Gauchos – Argentine cowboys.
6.Manufacturing – Building items in factories.
7.Humid subtropical climate – Climate with hot humid summers and mild rainy winters.
1. Draw a plateau.2. The Pampas is to Argentina as ______ are to the United States.3. Buenos Aires is to Argentina as ________ is to Mexico.4. Name a U.S. state that has a humid subtropical climate.
Land
*West - Andes
*Highest Peak – Mt. Aconcagua1. The Andes are to Argentina as _______ are to the U.S.2. Aconcagua is to Argentina as _______ is to the U.S.
Argentina Political Map
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Southeast - Patagonia
Central - Pampas
Northwest – Gran
Chaco
Two important rivers:
Uruguay & Parana
GuanacoRhea
Pudu
Andean Mountain Cat
Climate (use the map on page 236)Northeast – Humid subtropical
Far West – Highland
Most of South – Desert and steppe
Why are glaciers found in southern Argentina?
Argentina Climate
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EconomyFive major farm products: beef, sugarcane, wheat, soybeans, corn
Five manufactured goods: food products, cars, chemicals, textiles, books
What are words that also represent – 1) farming and 2) manufacturing?
Food & Drink
Asado
Mate
Empanadas
Dulce de Leche
VinoWhat foods do you eat that are most similar to these?
People
Most people live in Buenos Aires & the Pampas.
% European ancestry: 85
Language: Spanish
What other language can be found? Italian1. Name two countries “Europeans” are from.2. Why do you think more Europeans settled Argentina than any
other South American country?3. What kind of dance are they doing below?
Main religion: Roman CatholicUrban% 80
Floralis Generica
Buenos Aires
History
In the late 1500s, the Spanish settled the area now known as Buenos Aires.
In 1816 Argentina won its independence from Spain.
In 1982, Argentina suffered defeat in a war with the United Kingdom over control of the Falkland Islands.
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