The Andes and the Pampas
By Kiley , Kiana, Mackenzie, Trey, Jacob,
Warren, Jason
Physical Features
- PAMPAS STRETCH FOR 250,00 SQUARE MILES
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THE ANDES MOUNTAINS WERE FORMED BY THE NAZCA AND SOUTH
AMERICAN PLATE
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THE ANDES MOUNTAINS ARE RICH IN METALS LIKE GOLD AND SILVER
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THE PAMPAS ARE VAST FERTILE GRASSLANDS
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THE ATACAMA STRETCHES THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA
Climate
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Climate can change because of proximity to the equator.
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El Nino can change the climate.
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The Atacama Desert has rough terrain.
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The West of the Andes is cool and dry.
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East of the Andes is rainy.
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North is wet and hot
Ecosystems
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Ecosystems vary depending on where you are.
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Near the equator it is hot and wet, near the mountains its cooler
and wetter as you go up.
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Andes farmers grow different crops at different elevations
depending on how hot, dry, cool, or wet it is.
Land Use/ Resources
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Pampas are ideal for cattle ranching.
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Subsistence farming happens in the Andes.
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Commercial farming happens in the Pampas.
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Andes mountains have metals to mine.
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Hydroelectric dams make electricity but it isn’t always good.
People
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Few large cities in Paraguay, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
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Smaller pop. Live in rural areas. Like mountains, valleys, grasslands,
and tropical rainforests.
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Early settlers liked cooler and rich resources in the Andean Islands,
now most people live near the coast.
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The biggest city is Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Argentinians are of Spanish and Italian heritage. People of Andean
countries are mestizos and natives.
Vocabulary
Cordilleras- parallel chains of mountains.
El Nino- Warming of ocean waters along the west coast of Peru.