1. Argentina

2. Quick Facts located in the Southern Cone of South America
2nd largest country in South America
8th largest in the world
42 million people
2.7 million sq km
population density: 15 people per sq km
diverse geography and climate

3. 6 Major Regions Northwest Gran Chaco La Mesopotamia Cuyo Pampas
Patagonia

4. Gran Choco Few inhabitants, roads Hot, semi-dry, lowland region
Not much rainfall = limited agriculture
Low industrialization, urbanization
One of the last frontiers of South America

5. La Mesopotamia
humid, green region dominated by Parana and Uruguay Rivers (similar to Mesopotamia)
Popular tourist area
much rainfall
Semi-tropical forest

6. Cuyo Mountainous, wine-producing area 80% of South American wine
Aconcagua: highest mountain peak in Western hemisphere

7. Pampas Fertile plains, mild climate, much agriculture
Known as “bread basket” of South America

8. Buenos Aires Capital, largest city in Argentina
One of the most important global cities
Best quality of life
Considered the Paris of South America
Located near the Pampas and La Mesopotamia regions of Argentina

9. Patagonia Southern tip of Argentina
Some of the most dramatic landscapes on earth
Semi-dry, flat, grassland (steppe)
Largest icefields and glaciers outside of Antarctica
Cold, dry, barren, harsh climate without animals or plants except near the Andes Mountains.
Mostly mining and sheep grazing