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SOUTH AMERICA PAGES 228-232
By Jack Garrity
SOUTH AMERICABy Mr. Jack
South America South America’s blends hundreds of
indigenous groups, Spanish, Portuguese, Asian and African cultures.
The People
4th Biggest Continent 386 Million people Ethnically diverse
population
The People At least 350 indigenous groups live in the
Andes and the Amazon Basin.
The People The first Europeans came from Portugal and
Spain, then people from England, France, and Holland settled here.
The People Many people of African decent.
The People People from India settle in Guyana.
The People Chinese in Peru.
The People Japanese in Brazil, Argentina and Peru.
Density and Distribution
Its’ geography and high population growth effect its population density.
A. Andes
The Land
B. Mexican PlateauC. Mato Grosso PlateauD. Brazilian HighlandsE. Amazon RiverF. Río de la PlataG. Rio Grande
The Land
Density and Distribution
Most of the population lives on the coasts.
To encourage people to live inland, the government of Brazil moved the capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brazilia.
Density and Distribution
Density and Distribution Better jobs, schools, civil wars motivate external
immigration.
Density and Distribution Countries with conflicts have a brain drain
into the USA.
brain drain the emigration of college graduates or
intelligent people from a particular country.
fuga de cerebros fuga de talentos o migración
altamente calificada (MAC) es la emigracion de profesionales y científicos formados universitariamente
Density and Distribution 80 percent of the population is urban, due
to both internal immigration and migration from Europe and Asia.
Urban Challenges San Paulo, Rio de Janiero, and Buenos Aires
are in the 15th larges urban areas in population.
Urban Challenges Each of these megacities has big differences
in rich and poor.
Urban Challenges Each of these megacities has big differences
in rich and poor.
Urban Challenges Each of these megacities has big differences
in rich and poor.
Urban Challenges Each of these megacities has big differences
in rich and poor.
Major problems include housing, jobs, crime, and traffic.
Urban Challenges
Check Why do most South Americans live in the coastal
areas? Locate on the maps
Brazil Andes Argentina Amazon River
Columbia Uruguay Bolivia Paraguay Peru Rio de Janerio ChileBuenos Aires Equator Brazillia
San Paulo
History and Goverment Indigenous civilizations, colonization,
independence, and authoritarian rule have influenced South America’s history and government.
History and Government 1. Indigenous civilizations Incas 2. Conquistadors and colonies Spain
1500’s 3. Wars of Independence 1800’s 4. Dictators and authoritarian rule—some
countries have democratic governments now
Early Cultures Indigenous groups developed prehistoric
Neolithic societies.
Moche in Peru
Early Cultures Indigenous groups developed prehistoric
Neolithic societies.
Mapuuche
Early Cultures The Inca made an empire in the Andes
1438–1533.
Cuzco Capital of the Inca Empire
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An emperor, warriors, and priests had complete control of society.
The Inca built temples, fortresses, and roads in the mountains and jungles.
Like the Egyptians, the Incas mummified their leaders bodies.
The Inca built temples, fortresses, and roads in the mountains and jungles.
Farmers cut terraces into the Andes to grow food.
The Inca did not develop a Classical Civilization, they had no writing system.
They used quipu to keep financial and some historical records.
The Inca had lots of gold and silver.
Stories of Inca gold brought the conquistadors to the shores of Peru.
European Conquests
Francisco Pizarro
The Incas
Atahualpa
vs.
Spain and Portugal soon conquered all the indigenous cultures.
European Conquests
Cycle of Conquest & Colonization
Explorers Conquistadores
Mission
aries
PermanentSettlers
OfficialEuropeanColony!
European Conquests
The Spanish brought the feudal system of government to New Spain.
DIG DEEPER
They also brought the Roman Catholic Church.
European Conquests
Treasuresfrom the Americas!
Pizarro had 2,179 m2 of land, including ownership of all natives living on the land, an ecomienda.
Slave labor needed
The conquistadors set up huge plantations in the new world.
You could become very rich by growing tobacco, sugar, and later cotton, which need large amounts of labor.
Slaves wanted
Also, they mined gold, silver, and emeralds.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Slave Ship
“Middle Passage”
Between 16c & 19c, about 10 million Africans shipped to the Americas
Independence
19c-Early20cRevolutionsinLatinAmerica.pptx
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Cuzco Capital of the Inca Empire
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