1. The Southern Grassland Countries
Chapter 13 Section 3
The Southern Grassland Countries

2. Physical Characteristics page 278
Great Rivers
- Rio de la Plata
- estuary- a broad river mouth formed where a flooded river valley meets the sea
- Four rivers in the Plata estuary system form national boundaries
- Uruguay
- Pilcomayo
- Paraguay
- Parana
*What does this river system provide?

3. Physical Characteristics
Andean Region
- western Argentina
- highest peaks of Andes
- Mount Aconcagua
Tropical Lowlands
- Gran Chaco
- Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia

4. Physical Characteristics
Grasslands
- temperate grasslands
- Argentina and Uruguay
- majority of nation’s grain and meat produced here
Patagonia
- plateau
- located south of grasslands
- oil, bauxite

5. Paraguay page 279
1. Where do almost all Paraguayans live? 2. What type of ethnicity do most Paraguayans have? 3. What is the Paraguayan economy based on?

6. Uruguay page
1. Where do almost all Uruguayans live? 2. What type of ethnicity do most Uruguayans have? 3. What is the Uruguayan economy based on?

7. Argentina page 280 Where do almost all people in Argentina live?
2. What type of ethnicity do most people in Argentina have?
3. What is the economy in Argentina based on?