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South America

South America. South America. Climate Urbanization Population and Religion Ethnic Groups Independence Regions of South America. Climate. Wide range of climates Varies with latitude (closer to equator = warmer) Varies with altitude (higher = colder) Wide range of precipitation

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South America

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  1. South America

  2. South America • Climate • Urbanization • Population and Religion • Ethnic Groups • Independence • Regions of South America

  3. Climate • Wide range of climates • Varies with latitude (closer to equator = warmer) • Varies with altitude (higher = colder) • Wide range of precipitation • Tropical wet (Amazon River Basin) • Dry or arid (Atacama Desert)

  4. Winter in the Andes

  5. Atacama Desert

  6. Closer to Equator = Warmer Mercator

  7. Economic Activity • Natural resources support economic activity • Livestock raising and subsistence farming most widespread • Natural resources: 12% of the world’s oil supply • Exports: oil, gold, silver, copper, iron ore, coal, coffee, and beef • Manufacturing: pulp & paper, chemical & pharmaceutical, shipbuilding, and cement • Agriculture in rural areas, manufacturing in cities

  8. Santiago, Chile Business District

  9. Raising Cattle in Pampas Grasslands

  10. Urbanization • People move to cities to work • Cities = urban areas • Most cities on coast • Many people very poor

  11. Population and Religion • 51% are Roman Catholic • Most countries speak Spanish • Brazilians speak Portuguese • Dutch in Suriname, English in Guyana, and French in Fr. Guiana • Population approx. 371,000,000

  12. Ethnic Groups are Diverse • Africans • Arabs • Chinese • Germans • Indian • Italians • Japanese • Koreans • Poles • Portuguese • Spanish Many indigenous religions, traditions, and customs

  13. Independence • Influenced by American Revolution • Most nations achieved independence from Spain, 1804 to 1824 • Simon Bolivar: “El Liberador”, “George Washington of South America” • Brazil achieved independence from Portugal, 1822 • Guyana from the UK, 1966 • Suriname from Dutch,1975

  14. When Nations Achieved Independence

  15. Regions of South America • West Peru, northern Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador • Physical areas: Andes Mountain range, Lake Titicaca, and Pacific Coast

  16. Cerro Aconcagua Western South America & Highest Point on Continent

  17. Regions of South America • North northern Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and parts of northern Brazil and Peru • Physical areas: Guiana Highlands, northern Andes, Amazon River Basin, and Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Coast

  18. Amazon River North region of South America

  19. Regions of South America • East Brazil, largest country in South America • Physical areas: Brazilian Highlands and Atlantic Coast • Major cities: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

  20. Rio de Janeiro Major City in the East Region of South America

  21. Regions of South America • South southern Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay • Physical areas: Falkland Islands , Straits of Magellan, Valdez Peninsula, Cape Horn, Patagonia, Pampas, Gran Chaco, and southern Andes

  22. Cape Horn South Region of South America

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