Our Journey Through South America

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Our Journey Through South America
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Argentina

• By Stefan, Rebekah, Jacquese, Ashwin, and Annika

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Argentina Geography and Life!by Stefan Schmidt

• Andes cover 1/3 of Argentina
• The Andes create the border of Argentina and
  Chile
• 88 live in towns and cities
• 12 live in rural areas and farms

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Argentina Sports in Argentinaby Jacquese Parks

• Soccer is the most popular sport in Argentina
• Millions of people love soccer in Argentina
• They play other sports like rugby, basketball,
  boating, polo and racing too

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People of ArgentinaBy Ashwin Kalyana kumar

• Argentina population over 32,000,000
• Argentina speaks Spanish
• 70 of Argentina belong to catholic church
• Kids in elementary wear white smocks.

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Argentina Fun Facts By Annika Kopf

• Argentina means Silvery Land in Spanish
• There are more than 35 million people
• South Americas second largest country
• Iowa has less people then Argentina

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Animals from part of Argentina CapybaraBy
Rebekah Tokuhisa

• Largest rodent on earth
• Face looks like a beavers sometimes
• Lives in the grass lands, or called the Pampas
• It eats aquatic plants, and grass

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Bibliography of Argentina

• Margie.Argentina.7,80,85.
• Karen Jacobson.Argentina.5-45.
• Mary Anderson.World Book.651
• Michael Burgan.(A) True Book,Argentina

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Brazil

• By MinSoo, Isabella, Michael, Ali and Orion

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Brazils Geographyby Min Soo Kim

• Area is 3,300,232 square miles
• North is warm, South is cooler
• About 70 Brazilians live in cities, about 30 in
  rural area
• Brazil is divided into 5 regions

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Brazil Fun Facts About FutebolBy Isabella Surucu

• Futebol is the national sport in Brazil
• Every school town in Brazil has its own team
• Brazils biggest Futebol stars went to play in
  Europe

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Brazil Soccer Fun Facts By Michael
Moonjely

• Favorite sport, Soccer
• Pronunciation, futeball (foot-ball)
• The name makes sense because in American football
  you hardly use your feet, but in soccer you do.
• Brazil is home to the worlds largest sport
  stadium, Maracaná
• Brazil has won the world cup 5 times.

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Animals from parts of BrazilBy Ali Tachen

• Anaconda ,longest snake at Amazon
• It squeezes food to death and swallows it whole
• Three toe sloth ,is mostly up side down
• Green tree frogs are camouflaged

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Brazil People of BrazilBy Orion Staskal

• Brazils population is 169,430,000
• Carnival is a 4 day holiday celebrated in all of
  Brazil
• Afro Brazilian caperia is a blend of dancing and
  martial arts

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Bibliography

• Shirley Gray.Brazil.36,44,45.
• Ann H.Brazil.36
• Unknown author.Predators.16,17
• Obbie Kalma.Unknown title.17
• Scholastic.The New Book of Knowledge.373-375
• Tom Streissguth. Brazil in Pictures.15,16,47-49,68

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Bibliography(continued)

• Edward Parker.The Changing Face of Brazil.8
• Childrens Press Chicago.A New True
  Book-Brazil.33-38
• Michael Dahl.Brazil.4,5,19
• Scott Fletcher. World Book B.377,581
• Http//teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au/animals/greentr
  eefrog.htm

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Chile

• By Miranda, Zach F., Ben, Aliyah

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Facts about Chile by Miranda

• Mostly wear modern clothes
• 13.3 million people
• Speak Spanish
• Religion is catholic
• Holidays Independence Day, and Armed Forces Day

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Chile Atacama DesertBy Zach Frisbie

• Driest place on earth
• Located in northern Chile
• Covers ½ of the desert area
• There are not many people who live there
• The climate reaches 100 degrees

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Chile Spectacled BearBy Aliyah

• Spectacled bears sleep in trees
• Spectacled bear eats leaves, fruit, insects, meat
  of small animals
• They are the only ones in South America
• When they stand on there back legs they are
  taller than a grown up
• Height 2 ft 6 inch

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Easter IslandBy Ben Bertell

• dab of Out in the ocean is a Chile called Easter
  Island
• Also called Isla de Pascua in Spanish
• It has lots of different names from its history
• About 3,000 people live there
• It also has a very hot climate

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Bibliography

• Alex Huber. We live in Chile.32,45,58.
• Karen Jacobson. Chile. 32,40.
• Animal Atlas.
• Encyclopedia.Chile.31.

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Peru

• Meredith, Ian, Kamea, Andrew, and Mason

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PURU PERU FACTSBy Meredith Beck

• Machu Picchu found June,24 1911
• Machu Picchu Found by Hiram Bingham
• 1970 earth quake in Peru
• Hit Huaraz and Yungays
• Lima capital of Peru
• Sometimes Called City of Kings

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Peru Andes Mountains by Kamea Holmes

• The Andes are the second highest mountains 
• The Candelabra of the Andes is known as 840 feet h
  igh 
• The Andes mountains are made of many mountain chai
  ns 

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Animals in PeruBy Andrew Sherlock

• Llamas are 4 ft. tall
• Max weight is 400 pounds
• No upper teeth
• Females are used for milk meat
• They spit when they fight
• Males meat is to

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Peru Fun FactsBy Mason

• In Peru they play the violin, harps and a type of
  guitar.
• The flag (to the right) has a shield in the
  middle with a lama, tree, and a sign for mineral
  resources

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Peru People of PeruBy Ian McKay

• There are 23 million
• people in Peru!!
• The Indians in Peru lived in the Andes Mountains
  and in the Amazon Basin
• Almost every city and town celebrates a fun
  festival called Feria
• In the Amazon Region people eat everything from
  catfish to razor toothed piranhas

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Bibliography for Peru

• Marion Morrison. Peru Enchantment of the
  World.83,9,112-113 and 82.
• Encyclopedia. The new book of Knowledge.160-164
  and 307.
• Lisa Halverson. Letters from Peru. 24-28 and
  13-14.
• Learner Publications Company. Peru in pictures.
  16-17.

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Venezuela

• By Amy, David, Zach L., Katie, Fernanda

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Venezuela CapybaraBy Amy Yan

• Looks like a dog or a pig
• They have no tail
• You can find a Capybara in Venezuela
• Visit Venezuela to see a Capybara
• Largest rodent in the world

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Venezuela Angel Fallsby David Wu

• Highest Waterfall in the world!
• Its 3,212 feet high!
• Angel Falls is in Eastern Venezuela
• Jimmy Angel found Angel Falls when looking for
  gold!
• Today small planes fly tourists around Angel
  Falls and its surroundings

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Venezuelan GeographyBy Zach Logsden

• Angel Falls highest waterfall in the world!!
• 3,212 ft high!!!!!
• Angel Falls was named after Jimmy Angel
• Jimmy was the first white man to take notes on
  Angel Falls
• Angel Falls is located on Auyan Tepui mountain

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Caracas, VenezuelaBy Katie Olson

• Founded in 1567
• Is the capital of Venezuela
• Modern and Spanish-style buildings
• Population- over one million people

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Venezuela People in Venezuelaby Fernanda Plata
Mora

• Population more than 21 million people
• Language is Spanish
• Their traditions are
• Christians Saints
• Carnaval
• Kids Day

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Bibliographyby Fernanda Plata Mora

• Ann Hendricks. Venezuela 8,10,11,16,19,32,42,47
• Geoffery Fox. Venezuela. 36,143
• Rand McNally. Classroom Atlas.71
• Marium Morrison.
  Enchantment of the Venezuela
  31,32.
• Encyclopedia.454.
  
• Internet. Whistling Duck.1
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