1. Chile

2. A person from Chile is called: chileno
Question #1
A person from Chile is called: chileno

3. Capital:
Santiago
Question #2

4. Label: Océano Atlantico Océano Pacífico Bolivia Argentina Perú
Map – second page

5. Cordillera de los Andes: draw in Xs and label
Valparaíso
Santiago
Concepción
Temuco
Map – second page
Desierto Atacama: draw oval and label

6. La bandera
Flag – second page

7. El desayuno usually bread and cheese/jelly (manjar) or yogurt
Question #3

8. El almuerzo
Empanada de Pino - typical turnover filled with diced meat, onions, olive, raisins and a piece of hard-boiled egg, then baked.
Question #3

9. Una merienda
Humitas are made with grated fresh corn, mixed into a paste with fried onions, basil, salt, and pepper. The mixture is then wrapped in cornhusks and cooked in boiling water.
Question #3

10. La cena Curanto en Hoyo - fish, seafood, potatoes, some
meat, types of bread heated over red hot rocks in a hole
in the ground. The food is wrapped in big leaves and then covered with dirt so
that it slowly cooks over a number of hours.
Question #3

11. El Gobierno Republic – people elect the president
President Sebastian PINERA Echenique
Question #4

12. Can’t have 2 consecutive terms.
U.S.
4 year terms
No more than 2 terms
Chile
4 year terms
Can’t have 2 consecutive terms.
Can be president more than twice.
Goes with question #4 – just for comparison

13. Una persona famosa Alexander Witt
He is the famous Chilean film director and has given hits such as Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Also helped on Pirates of the Caribbean and Bourne Identity.
Question #5

14. Día de fiesta El 21 de mayo Navy Day – celebrates Battle of Iquique
Locally known as
Día de las Glorias Navales
Question #6
Iquique is a port where the battle took place.
Bolivia threatened to seize a mining enterprise with that had Chilean and British investors; Chilean government sent a small military force which disembarked and seized control of the port of Antofagasta; Bolivia declared war on Chile and forced Peru to honor a secret treaty from 1873; Peru tried to negotiate peace but Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia: Peru initially won the battle
Photo is the sinking of the Esmeralda (a Chilean ship)

15. Arturo Prat
commander of Chile’s naval ship Esmeralda – Chile’s greatest hero

16. Día de Independencia
El 18 de septiembre, 1810
Question #7

17. US$1 = CH$465 El dinero #12 peso chileno
Exchange rate as of July 4, 2011
Question #12

18. Minimum wage is = US$ 287 per month
This amount places Chile in third place in Latin America in terms of higher minimum wage.
Question #8

19. US$ 680, applicable to 30% of the labor force (Industrial sectors, metalworking, energy, transportation and construction).
US$ 490, applicable to 35% of the labor force, most of the textile area, agro-industry, mining (except copper), trade and services (including the public sector)
The remaining 10% of the labor force corresponds to sectors with higher salaries.
Added info for question #8

20. Literacy Rate age 15 and over who can read and write around 95-96 %
CIA world fact book (and other sites had the same info)
Question #9

21. Los deportes El favorito : el fútbol El equipo nacional – La Roja
Question #10
El equipo nacional – La Roja

22. Las vacaciones
San Pedro de Atacama –an oasis in the middle of the desert, surrounded by salt lakes full of flamingos, steaming geysers and a bizarre moon valley
Question #11