Amber Bishop

VENEZUELA

Is located in the northern coast of South America.

Latitude and Longitude: 8 degrees north and 66 degrees west.

•LOCATION

There is many variations in the climate.The climate ranges from alpine to tropical

humid even though the country is located completely within the tropical temperate zone.

The rainy season is from May to October. The dry season is from December to April.There is 4 different temperate zones.

CLIMATE

Tropical Zone: the average temperature ranges from 26 and 28 degrees Celsius. (78.8 degrees - 82.4 degrees F.)

Climatic Zone: is also known as the temperate zone. The average temperatures range from 12-25 degrees Celsius ( 53.6 degrees - 77 degrees F). Most of the cities lie in this zone.

Altitudes: The climate is colder ranging from 9-11 degrees Celsius ( 48.2- 51.8 degrees F)

The high mountainous area- where snowfields and grasslands are found. The temperature here falls below 8 degrees Celsius. ( 46.4 degrees F)

CLIMATE

70% of the population are Mestizo.20% of the population are unmixed whites,

mostly of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and German descent.

5% of the population is indigenous.

CULTURES

The people in Venezuela travel just like most people do.

They travel by cars, trains, buses and taxi. The most common transportation in Venezuela is

by traveling by road. You can also travel by air and by trains.

TRANSPORTATION

Exports: aluminum, bauxite, steel, chemicals, agricultural products.

Main exporters: United States, The Netherlands, and China.

Imports: machinery equipment, construction materials, and other raw materials to support domestic industries and to increase exports.

Main importers: United States, Colombia, Brazil, China, and Mexico.

MOVEMENT OF GOODS

The most common problems are mining, water pollution, oil drilling, gas exploration, wood logging, and soil erosion.

The two common problems currently are water pollution and waste treatment.

The reason why there is water pollution is because they don’t save the clean water that they have and they use more than what they need per person on a daily basis.

The problem with the waste treatment is that there are only ten waste treatment plants in the whole country.

Waste is then being dumped on open land.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Just like many other countries in South America, Venezuela gets earthquakes.

Venezuela has other problems besides the earthquakes.

They have the problems of having periodic droughts, mudslides, floods, and rock slides.

ENVIRONMENT AFFECTING HUMANS

A few regions of Venezuela are the Caracas region, the Andes and the Urban Belt.

The Andes: Runs through Venezuela from the Colombian border in a northeasterly direction through the states of Mérida, Táchira, and the Trujillo. This is a prime area for hiking, trekking, and wide range of adventure sports.

Caracas- is said to be a overcrowded, inhospitable, famously violent city. Is surrounded by high mountains and hillsides. Is one of the more cosmopolitan and architecturally cities in Latin America.

REGIONS

The Urban Belt: From Maracaibo in the west of Cumaná to Maturin in the east is a belt of urban development. Much of the development is based on major petroleum , mining, and agricultural centers.

REGIONS