Bolivia and Peru Pages 266 - 269
Bolivia - Geography Landlocked Surrounded by the Andes Mountains Altiplano Lowland plains Tropical rainforests
Altiplano Cool climate 12,000 ft above sea level (elevation) Thin air Poor for farming Few trees
Plains and Rainforests North and east regions Grasslands and swamps Humid climate
Farmland South central region Fertile land Farmed for centuries
Bolivia - Economy Minerals (Andes): tin, silver, and zinc Minerals (Lowlands): gold, petroleum, and natural gas Commercial farms: soybeans Timber
Subsistence Farming Wheat, barley, potatoes,
Herding Alpacas and Llamas for wool and carrying goods.
Future Projects Natural gas pipeline from Bolivia to Brazil. A highway to the Pacific through Peru.
Bolivia – Capitals? 2 capital cities: Sucre and La Paz Sucre is the official capital La Paz is the administrative capital Both located in the altiplano at 12,000 ft above sea level.
Bolivia - People Most of the population lives in the altiplano 50% are native ancestry, another 40% are mestizos. City life is modern, country life is traditional.
Chile - Geography Average width is 110 miles! Length is 2,652 miles along Pacific ocean 80% is Andes mountains.
Chile - Varied Climate Atacama Desert Altiplano Central Valley Driest place on earth rainshadow Altiplano Steppe climate Santiago Central Valley Mediterranean climate Farms and densely populated Lakes Region Marine West Coast climate Volcanoes, forest, mountains and wind. Tierra del Fuego Land of fire
Cape Horn
Why does Chile have such varied climate?
Chile - Farming Wheat, corn, beans, sugar, and potatoes Grapes and apples
Chile – herding Cattle Sheep Other livestock
Chile - Economy Good growth; poverty rate dropping Mining: Copper (1st in world), gold, silver, iron ore and sodium nitrate
Chile - Industry Fish Processing Food Processing Wood products Iron Steel Vehicles Cement Textiles Banking Tourism
Chile - People Most of the 15 million people are mestizos Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic 80% of people live in urban areas Democratic republic