Three South American Countries



Three South American Countries

|Brazil | |Argentina |

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|Brazil is located in South America. It is bordered by every | |Argentina is a country located in South America. Its official name|

|nation on the South American continent except for Ecuador and | |is the Argentine Republic. It is bordered by Paraguay, Bolivia, |

|Chile. It is the fifth largest country in the world and fifth | |Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. It is second largest country in South |

|most populous country in the world. | |America and the eighth largest country in the world. |

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|Brazil has a population of about 185 million people. Most of the | |Argentina has a population of about 40 million people. The |

|population lives near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The | |official language of Argentina is Spanish. |

|official language is Portuguese. Roman Catholicism is the | | |

|dominant religion. | |In the past, Argentina was a Spanish colony. Argentina gained its |

| | |independence in 1816. |

|In the past, Brazil was a Portuguese colony. Brazil gained its | | |

|independence in 1822. | |The capital city is Buenos Aires. It is located on the east coast |

| | |next to the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of about 11 |

|The capital city is Brasilia. It is located in the center of the | |million people. |

|country. It has a population of about 2.5 million people, but it | | |

|is not the largest city in the country. Sao Paulo is the largest | |Argentina has a high standard of living compared to the rest of |

|city in Brazil with a population of about 11 million people. | |South America. The per capita GDP is about $15,000. It has |

| | |abundant natural resources and a literate population. |

|Brazil has the largest economy in South America. The per capita | | |

|GDP is about $10,000. Some of Brazil’s major exports are coffee | | |

|and airplanes. | | |

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|Brazil | |Argentina |

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|(1) What countries border Brazil? | |(1) What countries border Argentina? |

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|(2) How large is Brazil compared to the rest of the world? | |(2) What is the official name of Argentina? |

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|(3) How populous is Brazil compared to the rest of the world? | |(3) How large is Argentina compared to other South American |

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|(4) What is the population of Brazil? | | |

| | |(4) How large is Argentina compared to the world countries? |

|(5) Where does the population live? | | |

| | |(5) What is the population of Argentina? |

|(6) What is the official language? | | |

| | |(6) What is the official language? |

|(7) What is the dominant religion? | | |

| | |(7) What country was Argentina a colony of? |

|(8) What is the capital city? | | |

| | |(8) When did Argentina gain independence? |

|(9) What is the population of Brasilia? | | |

| | |(9) What is the capital of Argentina? |

|(10) What is the largest city? | | |

| | |(10) Where is it located? |

|(11) What is the per capita GDP? | | |

| | |(11) What is the population of the capital? |

|(12) What are some major exports of Brazil? | | |

| | |(12) What is the standard of living like in Argentina? |

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| | |(13) What is the per capita GDP? |



|Chile | |Chile |

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|Chile is a country in South America located between the Andes | |(1) Where is Chile located? |

|Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Peru and | | |

|Bolivia in the north and Argentina in the east. The Pacific Ocean| |(2) What countries border Chile to the north? |

|forms its entire western border. Its official name is the | | |

|Republic of Chile. | |(3) What countries border Chile to the east? |

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|Chile has a population of about 16.5 million people. The official| |(4) What borders Chile to the west? |

|language is Spanish. | | |

| | |(5) What is its official name? |

|In the past, Chile was a Spanish colony. Chile gained its | | |

|independence in 1818. | |(6) What is its population? |

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|The capital and largest city is Santiago. It is located in the | |(7) What country ruled Chile in the past? |

|center of the Chile. | | |

| | |(8) What year did Chile gain independence? |

|Chile has a fairly high standard of living compared to other | | |

|South American countries. The per capita GDP is about $13,700. | |(9) What is the capital city? |

|Chile has abundant mineral wealth, especially copper. The largest| | |

|copper mining company in the world is in Chile. Chile is also the| |(10) Where is it located? |

|world’s fifth largest exporter of wine. | | |

| | |(11) What is the standard of living like? |

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| | |(12) What is the per capita GDP? |

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| | |(13) What mineral is especially abundant in Chile? |

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| | |(14) How are Chilean wine exports compared to the rest of the |

| | |world? |



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