South America Notes I.Northern Region- A.Guyana-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Cultural influences a. b. 4. Religion B. Suriname-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Cultural influences a. b. 4. Religion 800,000 Great Britain English Africa (former slaves) India (replaced slaves) Hindu & various Christian 500,000 The Netherlands Dutch India Mulatto Various Christian, Hindu, & Islam Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Colombia

C. French Guiana-population 1. Currently part of 2. Language 3. Cultural influences a. b. 4. Religion D. Venezuela-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Cultural influences 4. Religion 5. Sources of income a. b. c. 6. Orinoco River Valley a. b. 200,000 France French Mulatto France Roman Catholic (official)[Islam] 26 Million Spain Spanish Mestizos Roman Catholic Petroleum (top 10 in world) Bauxite (aluminum) factories Central Venezuela Llanos (tropical grassland) Stop at the red line & insert, “South America notes insert” from wiki

E. Colombia-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Cultural influences 4. Religion 5. Sources of income a. b. II. Andes Countries A. Common characteristics B. Ecuador-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Home of 3. Cultural influences 4. language 5. Religion 6. Sources of income a. b. c. 44 Million Spain Spanish Mestizos Roman Catholic Coffee (#2 in world) Coca (cocaine) Andes Mountains Atacoma Desert 14 Million Spain The Inca Empire Mestizos and natives Spanish & Quechua Roman Catholic Petroleum Big 3 plus cocoa, cotton, rice Coca (cocaine) Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile

C. Peru- population 1. Formerly part of 2. center of 3. Cultural influences 4. language 5. Religion 6. Sources of income a. b. c. D. Bolivia- population 1. Formerly part of 2. home of 3. Cultural influences 4. language 5. Religion 6. Sources of income a. b. c. 29 million Spain Incan Empire Mestizos & Natives Spanish & Quechua Roman Catholic Sugar, cotton, rice Fishing Cattle, sheep, alpaca, llama 9 million Spain Inca Mestizos & Natives Spanish & Quechua Roman Catholic Tin Oil & natural gas cocaine

6. Two capitals a. b. E. Chile-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Religion 4. Cultural Influence 5. Sources of income a. b. c. d. IV Southern region- A. landforms 1. West- 2. Gran Chaco- 3. Pampas- 4. Patagonia- 5. Rio de la Plata- Sucre La Paz -legal -de facto 16 million Spain Spanish Roman Catholic Europe copper fishing forestry fruit Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina Andes mountains Great Swamp (Argentina Parguay, Bolivia, Brazil Argentina & Uruguay Frozen desert Links region

B.Paraguay-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Religion 4. Cultural Influence 5. Sources of income a. b. C. Uruguay-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Religion 4. Cultural Influence 5. Sources of income a. b. c. 7 million Spain Spanish & Guarani Roman Catholic Mestizo cotton Roman Catholic Europe -All animal-based Sheep & cattle 3 million Spain Spanish 75% of land used for cattle & sheep grazing 10% of land used to grow animal feed (grains) Factories for meat processing, wool, & leather

D. Argentina-population 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Religion 4. Cultural Influence 5. Sources of income a. b. c. d. 40 million Spain Spanish (English, Italian, German, French common ) Roman Catholic Europe Pampas-Cattle & sheep wheat Animal products-Meat, leather, wool Patagonia-petroleum V.Brazil-population A. Structure 1. States 2. Territories 3. Federal District 4. Size B. culture 1. Formerly part of 2. Language 3. Religion 4. Cultural influences 190 million F.D. of Brasilia -slightly smaller than the USA Portugal -Portuguese -Roman Catholic

a. North = b. Central =. c. South = 5. Sources of income a. b. c. Mulatto& African Mestizo (Portugal, Germany, Italy) European agriculture- Coffee (#1 in world) & soybeans mining-iron ore & semi-precious stones manufacturing-cars & shoes