Post on 23-Feb-2016
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Northern Tropics
The Guiana’s
• Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana• Official Languages: English, Dutch, French• Major Religions: Muslim, Christian, and Hindu• French Guiana is still a protectorate of France
Ethnic Makeup- The Guiana’s• Major ethnic groups– African Descent• Slaves brought over by Europeans to work plantations
– Asian Descent• China, India, & Southeast Asia• Migrated as workers in the 1800’s after slavery was
abolished – Mulattoes• Ethnic majority in Suriname
– French• Present in French Guiana
Economics- The Guiana’s
• Bauxite– Used for making aluminum– Biggest bauxite region in the world
• Fish• Sugar Cane• Rice
Venezuela
• Mestizo• Spanish• Mainly Roman Catholics• Rich in Oil– Could be biggest producer of Oil in the West– 1/3 of population live in poverty
Venezuela
• Mountains• Rainforest• Llanos (plains)– Floods then Dries out
Columbian Economy
• Coffee– Campesinos: Tenant farmers that spend all their
energy growing cash crop• Drug Trade– Marijuana and Cocaine– Brings in twice as much as Coffee
Southern Grasslands
Paraguay
• Run by military dictator for 35 years• Other military leaders overthrow the leader– Make the country more representative
• Democratic elections are held now• Paraguay has taken the final step in
government stability– Peaceful regime change
Uruguay
• “River of the Painted Bird”• Very few products forces them to import
everything• Large middle class• Political instability– Only place in which people are required to vote. If
you fail to do this you are fined
Argentina
• Wealthiest Latin American country– Uneven distribution
• 88% live in cities– High air pollution
Argentina
• Dictators– Juan Peron• Tried to help the poor
– Dirty Wars: kidnapping government opposition– Falkland Islands won by the British– Facing shame, military allowed open elections– Still highly unstable due to economy