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CHAPTER 12 SECTION 3 SOUTH AMERICA TODAY

CHAPTER 12 SECTION 3 SOUTH AMERICA TODAY. BR #3 (PGS.269-270). 1)WHAT ARE SOME AGRICULTURAL SPECIALITIES OF A) BRAZIL,B) CHILE C) COLUMBIA D) ARGENTINA? 2A) WHAT IS MERCOSUR? B) WHAT IS IT’S SPANISH MEANING? C) WHAT ARE IT’S THREE PURPOSES? D) WHO ARE IT’S MEMBERS?

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CHAPTER 12 SECTION 3 SOUTH AMERICA TODAY

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  1. CHAPTER 12 SECTION 3SOUTH AMERICA TODAY

  2. BR #3 (PGS.269-270) 1)WHAT ARE SOME AGRICULTURAL SPECIALITIES OF A) BRAZIL,B) CHILE C) COLUMBIA D) ARGENTINA? 2A) WHAT IS MERCOSUR? B) WHAT IS IT’S SPANISH MEANING? C) WHAT ARE IT’S THREE PURPOSES? D) WHO ARE IT’S MEMBERS? 3)WHY ARE THE ANDEAN COUNTRIES NOT MEMBERS OF MERCOSUR?

  3. BR #3 (PGS.269-270) 1)WHAT ARE SOME AGRICULTURAL SPECIALITIES OF ….. • BRAZIL, • B) CHILE C) COLUMBIA D) ARGENTINA 1A)Coffee(#1producer in world) B) Fresh fruits & vegetables C) Cut flowers D) Wheat & beef

  4. 2A) WHAT IS MERCOSUR? B) WHAT IS IT’S SPANISH MEANING? C) WHAT ARE IT’S THREE PURPOSES? D) WHO ARE IT’S MEMBERS? • 2)A trade organization • B) Southern Common Market • C) Expand trade, improve transportation, reduce tariffs among member countries D) Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

  5. 3)WHY ARE THE ANDEAN COUNTRIES • NOT MEMBERS OF MERCOSUR? • 3)Because each of these country’s own interests receive the most political support, not the continent as a whole

  6. ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY • ALL COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA ARE CONSIDERED DEVELOPING OR MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES. • ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, URUGUAY, AND VENEZUELA HAVE THE STRONGEST ECONOMIES. • ALL OF THE COUNTRIES HAVE MARKET ECONOMIES

  7. AGRICULTURE RANGED FROM SMALL FARMS(MINIFUNDIA) TO LARGE FARMS, THIS INEQUALITY IN OWNERSHIP IS THE BASIS TO UNREST & POVERTY IN SA • SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES EXPORT A WIDE RANGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM CACAO BEANS TO SUNFLOWER SEEDS • MODERN INDUSTRY HAS PROVIDED BETTER TRAINING & BETTER JOBS

  8. URBAN ENVIRONMENTS • THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN POPULATION IS CONGREGATED IN IT’S COUNTRY’S LARGEST CITIES • PUSHFACTORS(RURAL POVERTY & LIMITED GOOD LAND) AND PULLFACTORS (BETTER JOBS-MORE EXCITING LIFE) ARE THE CAUSE OF THIS URBAN MIGRATION

  9. UNSKILLED RURAL MIGRANTS FIND FEW GOOD JOBS IN THE CITY - THEY END UP IN LARGE SLUMS THAT SURROUND MAJOR CITIES • THESE SLUMS ARE CALLED FAVELAS IN BRAZIL, RANCHOS IN VENEZUELA, AND CALLAMPAS IN CHILE • CRIME AND LACK OF BASICSERVICES SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND SANITATION ARE MAJOR CONCERNS IN SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES • .

  10. CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FACING SOUTH AMERICA • 1)HIGH BIRTHRATES • 2)DEPLEATING RAINFORESTS SOIL EXHAUSTION • 3)GROWING POPULATIONS AND URBAN POVERTY • 4)POLITICAL ISSUES, VIOLENCE, AND TERRORISM – MOST STEMMING FROM THE OUT OF CONTROL DRUG TRADE

  11. HW #3 (PGS.269 & 271) • 1)What 2 things played important roles in the development of the Amazon Basin? • 2)Why caused Manaus’s growth? • 3)What are 2 uses of rubber? • 4) How is the Amazon Basin being exploited?(3 ways) • 5)How much of the Amazon Rain Forest is being cleared each year? • 6)Define: Landlocked

  12. ANSWERS TO HW #3 • 1)Agriculture & Mining • 2)Harvesting & shipping of rubber • 3)Waterproofing & Tires • 4)Hardwood trees being cut down, land in demand for ranching, oil exploration • 5)17,000 square miles • 6) Countries cut off from the sea

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