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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?

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Physical Characteristics

Andean Region- western Argentina- highest peaks of Andes- Mount Aconcagua

Tropical Lowlands- Gran Chaco- Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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