1. South American Geography
7th Grade WH/GEO
Period #2
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2. Countries & Capitals Argentina- Buenos Aires Brazil- Brasilia
Chile- Santiago
Peru- Lima
Paraguay- Asuncion
Uruguay- Montevideo
Ecuador- Quito
Bolivia- Bogota
Venezuela- Caracas
French Guyana- Cayenne
Suriname- Paramaribo
Guyana- Georgetown

3. Argentina
Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; sub- Antarctic 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Paraguay
Climate: subtripical 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 Land locked.

7. Uruguay
Climate: warm Temperature; 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.
7077% of the land is arable.

8. 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.
5071% of the land is arable.

9. Bolivia
Climate: varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid.
Landforms: rugged Andes Mountains with 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 land area of 1,098,580 sq km.
2.78% of the land is arable
It is landlocked country.

10. Columbia
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.

11. 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.
2085% of the land is arable.