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Peru

Created byMr. Raponi

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ObjectivesStudents will be able to discuss culture in Peru. (Foods, Machu Picchu)Students will be able to define the following

Natural ResourcesCash CropsEmpireAqueduct

Students will be able to discuss the Inca.

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Peru

Peru lies along the Pacific Coast of South America, west of Brazil, and south of Colombia.

The _______________ Mountains, a 4,500 miles mountain range, the longest in the world as a matter of fact, forms the spine of Peru.

Peru is a Native American word that means

“___________________” is rich in minerals.

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Landscape of Peru Many landforms are

found within Peru. Dry deserts, snowcapped mountains, and humid rainforests.East of the Andes, you come to a flat plains area of the Amazon Rainforest, in which flows the world’s

____________________ longest river, the Amazon.Rainfall is plentiful here and the rainforest covers almost the entire plains area.

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Capybara

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Macaw

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Amazon Parrot

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HUGE SNAIL!

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Interesting Mohawk

Bird

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Caiman

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Baby Caiman

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Little Baby Caiman

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Rainforest Walk

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Economy of PeruPeru’s economy relies on a variety of

___________________, which are products of the earth that people use to meet their needs. Peru’s largest export is copper and its second largest export is

__________________ which has been taken out of the Pacific Ocean.

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The Rainforest’s Alarm Clock

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More Economy

About 1/3 of Peru’s people are farmers who grow sugar cane, cotton, and coffee as

__________________, crops that have been grown specifically to sell to other countries as exports.Most Peruvians work on,

___________________, small plots of land where people grow only enough food to feed their families.

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Crops The chief crops of

Peru are rice, corn, and plantains (a type of banana).Native Americans in the Andes Mountains were the first people to ever grow

___________________.Today in Peru, farmers grow more than 3,500 kinds of potatoes in many different sizes and colors.

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A Native American

Group

During the 1400s, a Native American people called the

___________ had a very powerful civilization in the area that is now Peru.

Their ____________________, a group of lands under one ruler, stretched for more than 2,500 miles.

The Inca were quite advanced. They had courts, roads, bridges, and

___________________________, a channel or pipe used to transport water from a major water source and bringing it to a desired location

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Incan Aqueducts in Peru

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The IncaThe capital city of the Incan Empire was

___________________, a city far up in the Andes Mountains.In Peru today, you can still see the remains of fortresses and buildings made over 500 years ago.The most well known Incan ruins are the city of

______________________, which were voted in as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World back in 2007.

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A Wonder of the World

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End of the Inca

In the early 1500s, conquerors from

_________________ arrived in Peru.They desired gold and silver and defeated the Inca to make Peru a Spanish territory.For 300 years, Peru remained a

___________________, an overseas area owned by another country, until gaining its independence in 1821.

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Population and

Capital

Peru has a population

of ________ million people, most of whom live right on the Pacific Coast.The country’s capital and largest city is

_________________.The capital, due to overpopulation, has become very crowded, noisy, and polluted.

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Peruvian Grocery Store!

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Peruvian Grocery Store!

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The People of

Peru

About half of Peru’s people are

______________________. In fact, Peru has one of the largest Native American populations in the western hemisphere.Peruvians also include many people of mixed or

_________________ ancestry.Most Peruvians blend their

______________________ faith, Peru’s main religion, with the beliefs of their ancestors.

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Culture

___________________ is Peru’s official language,

but around __________ Native American languages are also spoken throughout the country.

You can hear

___________________, which was the ancient language spoken by the Inca spoken in many current Native American villages.

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Mmmmmmmm, My Dinner in Peru!