1. By Nick Morgan

2.  Lionel Messi is from Argentina.  They are amazing at soccer.  It has various climates and landforms.  They have tropical animals and plants.

3.  Argentina is located in southern South America between Chile and Uruguay and borders the south Atlantic Ocean. The Geographic coordinates are 34 00° S and 64 00° W.

4.  Argentina has many human characteristics such as: ◦ Spanish culture ◦ Industrial cities ◦ Over 1,000 airports ◦ Republic form of government ◦ Culture from Native people

5.  Argentina has many physical characteristics such as: ◦ Mt. Aconcagua (highest point) ◦ Andes Mountains ◦ Pampas plains ◦ Patagonian Plateau ◦ Fault lines ◦ Varied wildlife ◦ Iguazu Falls

6.  The pampas are plains in the middle of Argentina. The human characteristics in the pampas include: ◦ Native people culture ◦ Small homes made of plants ◦ A different language than most Argentines An Argentine cowboy crossing the pampas plains.

7.  The physical characteristics of the pampas include: ◦ Wild plains grasses ◦ Wild horses ◦ Small streams ◦ Small feral cats ◦ Pumas

8.  Argentina has modern ways of communication and they use cell phones to share ideas with one another.  Automobiles are their primary source of transportation.  They export rubber from rubber trees to other countries around the world.

9.  Adapt – They adapted by wearing small amounts of clothing to stay cool in the summer and adding layers when temperatures dropped.  Modify – They sapped rubber trees and irrigated the land for crops.  Depend – They used wild horses to get from one place to another quickly and they used the fertile pampas soil to grow their crops.

10.  www.cia.gov www.cia.gov ◦ World fact book ◦ Photo gallery