Chapter 13 Section 3
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Transcript of Chapter 13 Section 3
CHAPTER 13 SECTION 3The Southern Grassland Countries
Physical Characteristicspage 278
Great Rivers- Rio de la Plata
- estuary- a broad river mouth formed where a flooded river valley meets the sea
- Four rivers in the Plata estuary system form national boundaries
- Uruguay- Pilcomayo- Paraguay- Parana
*What does this river system provide?
Physical Characteristics
Andean Region- western Argentina- highest peaks of Andes- Mount Aconcagua
Tropical Lowlands- Gran Chaco- Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia
Physical Characteristics
Grasslands- temperate grasslands- Argentina and Uruguay- majority of nation’s grain and meat produced here
Patagonia- plateau- located south of grasslands- oil, bauxite
Paraguaypage 279
1. Where do almost all Paraguayans live?
2. What type of ethnicity do most Paraguayans have?
3. What is the Paraguayan economy based on?
Uruguaypage 279-280
1. Where do almost all Uruguayans live?
2. What type of ethnicity do most Uruguayans have?
3. What is the Uruguayan economy based on?
Argentinapage 280
Where do almost all people in Argentina live?
2. What type of ethnicity do most people in Argentina have?
3. What is the economy in Argentina based on?