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= Welcome to South America!!! = = Home Page = South Amereica is home to indigenous plants, people and culture. From the plantations of the humble cocoa leaf to the coast of Cape Horn, and all the waterfalls and life in between are flourished in affection. South America has a varied amount of wildlife that is adorned by the unique culture. In the following pages, you will experience one of the world's most beautiful continents, one country at a time.

This video will show you some of the unique culture that lies in South America:

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History "South America was formed in about 1450, when some Asian nomads came and were later joined by Polynesian colonizers, who were invaded by Spaniards and Europeans." The South Americans/Latin’s were taken over, but they struggled and later got their independence while starting a very good foundation for a new government and colony. The Latin’s struck the Europeans during the time when the Europeans began to lose power. The Latin’s retrieved independence by sections of South, East and North. Each section had a leader in which included Pedro, Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and many more. Latin Americans fight for freedom was not the only conflict they faced. South Americans also faced big conflicts such as the Paraguayan War, Pacific War, Chaco War, La Violencia, and Ecuador- Peru conflict. The Paraguayan War was after Argentina got his independence from Spain in 1810, but Paraguay did not want to join Argentina so they declared their independence. After 3 years, Paraguay had a dictator who called himself "El Supremo". After the dictator's death his nephew became dictator, and after him, his son. He got other allied countries like Brazil to go against himself in a war which in which he died and half of Paraguay’s population was destroyed. The Pacific War was in 1864 after Bolivia and Chile signed a treaty, and then about 25 years later Bolivia said they need more taxes, which caused the Chile to occupy the posts, and Bolivia to declare war. Bolivia later gave up, but Chile kept fighting even with other countries). The Chaco War was when Bolivia started colonization on what Paraguay thought was their land. The War ended when there was a treaty organized that split the land for the two countries. The Ecuador – Peru War was when Peru and Ecuador signed a treaty that outlined the border of land they had, but then Peru invaded Ecuador, which lasted ten days after which the Rio de Janeiro Protocol was signed which did not withhold the fights over the believed uranium, but the Montevideo is working well enough,atleast for now. These types of wars have certain downfalls to their development and culture, but South America has recovered well. There is a lot of tension in South America with the high drug problem and constant fights. These fights have caused damage of development of cities and education, but most people still have their religion to look at. South America has a great Variety of mixed religions because of the indigenous people that lived in South America, because of cultural borrowing and diffusion. This truly affects South America because of the different cultures shown, as well as the different problems seen. One very big problem is the coco leaf/ drug issue, because it has caused illegal drugs to go across the globe. Although it has caused a huge problem for the organs of a human, it has gotten fights to break out in South America, which has caused a lot of development issues. Although South America is having issues, its wide variety of wildlife.

Culture As you saw in the video, South American Culture is a lot different than US culture.

Religion There are many different religions in South Amereica. The main ones are Indian, Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese), and African. Languages The 2 most common languages are Spanish and Portuguese. They are well known for their precise feather work, magnificent ceramics, exquisite goldsmithing, and the finest textiles made anywhere in the world.

Education School is free and mandatory in most countries, but people are not following the rules. These are some of the clothes that people in South America wear.

Sports​ The most popular sport in South America is football. Some other popular sports are basketball, rugby, tennis, golf,volleyball,hockey, beach volleyball, baseball, cricket, and motor sports.

Economy Definition of Economy: the large set of inter-related economic and consumption activities which aid in determining how scarce resources are located

__ South America Economy: __ > o Leading Trading Partners: > § U.S. > § Western Europe > § Japan > o Imports: > § Machinery > § Motor vehicles > § Chemicals > § Various consumer goods > o Exports: > § Minerals > § Fuels > § Agricultural products > o Iron Ore: > § Throughout South America > § Brazil and Venezuela > § Iron ore > § Manganese > § Lead > § Gold > § Diamond > o Bauxite: > § Northern slopes of Guiana Highlands > o Andes Mountains: > § Copper: > Ø Peru > Ø Chile > § Lead > § Zinc > § Molybdenum > § Manganese > § Gold > § Silver > o Main Industries: > § Smelters > § Food-processing plants > § Textile mills > § Some auto-assembly plants > § Brazilian airplanes > § Brazilian armored cars > § Rockets > o Coal > o Hydroelectric development > > GDP’s of South America: > 1. Brazil ...................$2.025 trillion > 2. Argentina ............$558 billion > 3. Columbia ............$401 billion > 4. Venezuela ..........$350.1 billion > 5. Peru .....................$253 billion > 6. Chile ....................$243.7 billion > 7. Ecuador ...............$108.2 billion > 8. Bolivia ................$45.11 billion > 9. Uruguay ..............$44.52 billion > 10. Paraguay ..........$28.27 billion > 11. Suriname .........$4.274 billion > 12. Guyana .............$2.844 billion > > > > Government
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What Is Government? Government ** is the political   means of creating and enforcing laws using authority. Governments concern themselves with many issues, such as economics, education, health, science, territory, and war.
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South America's Struggle for Democracy "Democracy (in South America) continues to be threatened. Every time the political power shifts between poor and wealthy, the losing side can be tempted to abandon democracy. Weak institutions mean that people can lose faith in politics in general, and when those institutions are part of democracy, people lose faith in democracy as a whole." (politics & government) This is when rebel groups come around and start fighting to throw off the government. These constant battles have been raging on and off for a long time, causing South America to struggle.

Different Types of Government in South America Even though rebel groups have caused South and Central America to struggle for democracy, the majority of them are democratic.

Types of Government is some South American Countries: Brazil: Federal Republic Equador: Democracy Peru: Constitutional Republic Chile: Democracy Argentina: Democracy

Geography South America is the 4th largest continent in size, and the 5th largest in population. It is in the southern hemisphere and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the West.

Some dominant physical features found in South America are the Guiana Highlands, Rio Amazonas, the Andes Mountains, and the Brazillion highlands. And located in Venezuela, is the tallest waterfall in the world. It stands at an astonishing 1000 meters. Animal Life The animal life in South America isn’t as full and diverse as some other continents. But there are more species of birds found here than any other continent. There are estimates that say that there are about 2,700 different species the smallest being the hummingbird and the largest are flightless rheas. Also the numbers of species of fish, reptiles, and insects are incredible. These creatures are most numerous in the Amazon Basin.

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