South American Geography 7th Grade WH/GEO Period #2 Please Take notes

Countries & Capitals Argentina- Buenos Aires Brazil- Brasilia Chile- Santiago Peru- Lima Paraguay- Asuncion Uruguay- Montevideo Ecuador- Quito Bolivia- Bogota Venezuela- Caracas French Guyana- Cayenne Suriname- Paramaribo Guyana- Georgetown

Argentina Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; sub- Antarctic in southwest. landforms: it is home to Patagonia in the South, and Andes along the Western Border. Resources: tin, fertile plains, uranium, lead, manganese, zinc, copper, iron ore, petroleum. It has a total area of 2,766, 890 sq km 10.03% of the land is arable

Chile Climate: temperate; cool and damp in south; desert in north, Mediterranean in central region. Landforms: low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east. Resources: nitrates, copper, wood, iron ore, molybdenum precious metals, hydropower. It has a total area of 756, 950 sq km. 2.62% of the land is arable.

Peru Climate: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes. Landforms: western coastal plain, high and rugged Andes in center, eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin. Resources: copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas. It has a total area of 1,285,220 sq km.

Paraguay Climate: subtripical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west. Landforms: grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest. Resources: Hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone. It has a total area of 406,750 sq km 7.47% of the land is arable. It is Land locked.

Uruguay Climate: warm Temperature; Freezing temperatures almost unknown. Landforms: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland. Resources: arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries. It has a total area of 176,220 sq km. 7077% of the land is arable.

Ecuador Climate: tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands. Landforms: Coastal plain, inter-Andean central highlands, and flat to rolling eastern jungle. Resources: fish, petroleum, wood, hydropower. It has a total area of 283,560 sq km. 5071% of the land is arable.

Bolivia Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid. Landforms: rugged Andes Mountains with highland plateau, hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin. Resources: iron, hydropower, lead, tin, natural gas, silver, zinc, tungsten, antimony, gold, wood, petroleum. It has a total land area of 1,098,580 sq km. 2.78% of the land is arable It is landlocked country.

Columbia Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands. Landforms: flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains. Resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower. It has a total area of 1,138,910 sq km. 2.01% of the land is arable.

Venezuela Climate: tropical; hot, humid, more moderate in highlands. Landforms: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast. Resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds. It has a total area of 912,050 sq km. 2085% of the land is arable.