SOUTH AMERICA

1. SOUTH AMERICA By: Arianna, Kayla, Killian, Chase, Adam

2. Columbia • Colombia has 40 million inhabitants, with an urban population of around 70% . • The country is mainly Roman Catholic. • The official language spoken is Spanish. • The family takes center stage in the social structure. • Many rivers rise in the upper elevations of the Andes, and the most significant include the Cauca, Magdalena and Putumayo.

3. Venezuela • Had 28 million people in 2006 • Venezuela is the sixth-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru. • From the original American Indianans to the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, the 12th century waves of immigration brought many Italians, Portages, Arabs, Germans, MoroccanJews, and others from the bordering countries of South American. • Angel Falls, Guiana Highlands, Amazon Jungle, Andes Mountains, Lake, Maracaibo, Orinoco River, Cojedes River, Lake Geri.

4. GuyanaSuriname • are people originating in the SouthAmerican nation of Guyana. • is one of a few mainland territories that is considered to be a part of the Caribbean region. • Guyana can be divided into four main geographical regions; there's a narrow and swampy coastal plain, a hillier sandy region in the east. • formerly been the colony of Dutch Guiana which was founded during the early 17th century • A second wave of migrants relocated to the Netherlands during the 1980s while Suriname was under the military regime of Desi Bouterse. • The Suriname culture is very dynamic and diverse and has a heavy Asian and African influence.

5. Paraguay Uruguay • Paraguay people largely belong to the mestizo group, with the Amerindians and the whites forming a small minority. • Paraguay's cultural heritage can be traced to the extensive intermarriage between the original male Spanish settlers and female indigenous Guarani brides. • Paraguay is landlocked and crisscrossed by many rivers. • are the citizens of Uruguay, or its descendants abroad. • Uruguay has an impressive legacy of artistic and literary traditions, especially for its small size. • The eastern, southern and western plains in Uruguayeventually flow into the rolling hills and low mountains of the interior. In the southwest, the flat lowlands between the coastline and hills (Littoral) merge more gradually into the hilly interior.

6. Chile • Chilean people, or simply Chileans, are the native citizens and long-term immigrants of Chile. • The culture of Chileis one of a relatively homogeneous society where historically its geographical isolation and remoteness has played a key role. • Since colonial times, the Chilean culture has been a mix of Spanish colonial elements and Indigenous (essentially Mabuchi) culture. • With a toothy coastline of almost 4,000 miles, pencil-thin Chile is wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the rugged andes, the world's longest mountain range.

7. Argentina • The geography of Argentina include 5 major regions, starting with the rain forest areas of the far-northeast along its border with Brazil; the swampy and flat Chaco plain; the fertile (almost treeless) grasslands of the central Pampas; the lengthy plateau of Patagonia that stretches to Tierra del Fuego, and the Andes Mountains along its western border with Chile. • The culture of Argentinais as varied as the country's geography and mix of ethnic groups. • Argentines(argentinesin Spanish), also called Argentinians, are the citizens of Argentina, or their descendants abroad.

8. Bolivia • Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. • Boliviais a country in South America located at the Andes Mountains. It has a Native American population which has mixed Spanish cultural elements with their ancestors' traditions. • Bolivia's western half is covered by the Andes, as three meandering high mountain chains dominate the landscape.

9. Peru • The rugged Andes Mountains cover almost 40% of Peru. • The culture of Peruwas shaped by the relationship between Hispanic and Amerindian cultures. • Peruis Multiethnic country formed by the combination of different groups over five centuries, so people in Peru usually treat their nationality as a citizenship rather than an ethnicity. • Peruis a Multiethnic country formed by the combination of different groups over five centuries, so people in Peru usually treat their nationality as a citizenship rather than an ethnicity. Amerindians inhabited Peruvian territory for several millennia before Spanish Conquest in the 16th century.

10. Ecuador • Indigenous peoples in Ecuador are the groups of people who were present in what became the South American nation of Ecuador when Europeans arrived. • The majority of Ecuador's population is mestizo, a mixture of both European and Amerindian ancestry, and much like their ancestry, the national culture is also a blend of these two sources, along with influences from Africa. • Ecuador is divided into four regions: the coastal lowlands and mountains areas; the central Andes Mountains and its two major chains (Cordillera Occidental in the west) and the (Cordillera Oriental in the east).

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