1. South American Geography Presentation by: Emily Sturz & Shelby Hatcher http://www.argentinachileflyfishing.com/andes- mountains.jpg

2. Countries and Their Capitals Argentina-Buenos Aires Brazil-Brasilia Chile-Santiago Peru-Lima Paraguay-Asuncion Uruguay-Montevideo Ecuador-Quito Bolivia-La Paz Colombia-Bogota Venezuela-Caracas French Guyana- Cayenne Suriname-Parramaribo Guyana-Georgetown http://www.travelbug.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/MapSouthAmerica.gif

3. Argentina Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest Landforms: It is home to Patagonia in the South, and Andes along the Western Border. Resources: tin, fertile plains, uranium, lead, manganese, zinc, copper, iron ore, petroleum. It has a total area of 2,766,890 sq km 10.03% of the land is arable. http://www.adventuresforsingles.com/images/Patagonia%20185.jpg

4. Brazil Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south Landforms: Its home to the Amazon basin. Its mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt Resources: petroleum, bauxite, gold, phosphates, iron ore, manganese, nickel, platinum, uranium, tin, hydropower, wood It has a total area of 8,511,965 sq km 6.93% of the land is arable. It is landlocked http://www.breifne.ie/images/SCM_ZO_L_M_MB_Drumcondra_castle2.jpg

5. Chile Climate: temperate; cool and damp in south; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region Landforms: low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east Resources: nitrates, copper, wood, iron ore, molybdenum precious metals,, hydropower It has a total area of 756,950 sq km 2.62% of the land is arable. http://imagesource.allposters.com/images/pic/NGSPOD04/107877~Stormy-View-of-an-Inlet-Along-the-Coast-of-Chile-Posters.jpg

6. Peru Climate: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes Landforms: western coastal plain, high and rugged Andes in center, eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin Resources: copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas It has a total area of 1,285,220 sq km 2.88% of the land is arable. http://www.desertvoice.org/Desert/Image/Desert10.jpg

7. Paraguay Climate: subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west Landforms: grassy plains and wooded hills east of Rio Paraguay; Gran Chaco region west of Rio Paraguay mostly low, marshy plain near the river, and dry forest Resources: hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone It has a total area of 406,750 sq km 7.47% of the land is arable. It is landlocked http://www.photoatlas.com/photo/paraguay_river_sunset.jpg

8. Uruguay Climate:warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown Landforms: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland Resources: arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries It has a total area of 176,220 sq km 7.77% of the land is arable. http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Germany/Images/CountrySide.JPG

9. Ecuador Climate: tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands Landforms: coastal plain, inter-Andean central highlands, and flat to rolling eastern jungle Resources: fish, petroleum, wood, hydropower It has a total area of 283,560 sq km 5.71% of the land is arable. http://www.ecuador-travel.net/amazonscenery-sumaco.jpg

10. Bolivia Climate:varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid Landforms: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau, hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin Resources: iron, hydropower, lead, tin, natural gas, silver, zinc, tungsten, antimony, gold, wood, petroleum It has a total area of 1,098,580 sq km 2.78% of the land is arable It is a landlocked country. http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/60900main_amazon1.jpg

11. Colombia Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands Landforms: flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains Resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower It has a total area of 1,138,910 sq km 2.01% of the land is arable. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/b/b1/425px-Hudson_Highlands.JPG

12. Venezuela Climate: tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands Landforms: Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast Resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds It has a total area of 912,050 sq km 2.85% of the land is arable. http://www.metalvortex.com/myphotos/south_america/images/DSCN2020a.jpg

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