South America

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South America

• A Vast Land
• Pages 220-222

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Do NOW

• Make a prediction about what you think the
  geography of South America will be like
• Example mountainous, flat, dry, hilly, deserts,
  etc.

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Land Regions

• There are 3
• Andes Mountains (West)
• Central Plains (Center)
• Brazillian and Guiana Highlands (East)
• Land regions are very similar to North America.

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Andes Mountains

• Earths largest mountain range
• Made up of several ranges called cordilleras.
• Cordillera a system of parallel mountain ranges

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Brazilian Highlands

• Begin in the east
• Rounded hills and flat plateaus
• Forms the Great Escarpment
• Escarpment steep slope between a higher surface
  and a lower one

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Guiana Highlands

• Consists of mainly open grasslands and scattered
  trees

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Central Plains

• Between the two mountain ranges
• Made up of 4 areas
• The Llanos, Gran Chaco, Pampas, and the Selva
• Pampa a vast grassland in Argentina

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3-2-1

• 3 three land regions in South America
• 2 define cordillera and pampas
• 1 one fact about Andes Mountains

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South America

• A Range of Climates
• Pages 222-224

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Do Now

• Open your book and read silently the section
  entitled, A Range of Climates on pages 222-224

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DRY(Desert)

• Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on
  Earth

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Rainy

• El Nino sudden, heavy rain that causes flooding

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Hot

• Hottest temperatures in the middle of the
  continent
• Humidity the amount of moisture in the air

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Cold

• Only the high elevations of the Andes and the
  southernmost point of Tierra del Fuego are always
  cold

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South America

• Waters
• Pages 224-225

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Rivers

• Amazon River
• The largest river
• Drains an area almost equal to the United States
• Transportation corridor a route on which people
  and goods move from one place to another

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Lakes

• Lake Titicaca
• Highest navigable lake on the earth
• Lake Maracaibo
• South Americas largest lake

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What main transportation corridor links the
interior of South America with the Atlantic Coast
(where it drains)?
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South America

• Rich in Resources
• Pages 226-227

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Farmland

• About 1/3 of land is used for farming
• Has some of the largest farms in the world
• Commercial farms produce beef, coffee, and grains

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Sharecropping

• Landowner gives worker shelter, tools and seed
• Worker farms land
• Landowner takes part of the crop, plus enough to
  cover the cost of workers rent and supplies
• What is left is the workers

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Manufacturing

• Airplanes, automobiles, and computers
• Raw materials-copper, iron ore, tin
• Used to manufacture
• Argentina, Brazil, and Chile are the leading
  manufacturers in South America

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Factors of Production

• To have successful industries, a country must
  have all three resources to produce goods and
  services
• Natural- raw materials (fertile soil, gold,
  etc.)
• Human- workers
• Capital- money, buildings, and machines needed
  to run a business

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How do the factors of production influence
economies? (p.227)