The Andean Countries Ecuador Peru Bolivia Chile

The Andean Countries Geography

Andes Mountain ○ 5,500 miles long ○ At points 500 miles wide

Coastal PlainTropical Lowlands

Impact of the Mountains Vertical Trade

They trade goods between towns at different elevations.

Creates natural barriers between civilizations

Human abnormalitiesHearts and lungs larger

Incas Cuzco – capital city

Built without MortarStill standing today amidst earthquakes

They had an advanced road system equipped with bridges and tunnels

Imposed their language on their captives (Quechua)

Still spoken today

Macchu Picchu

A religious center Natural Spring irrigation system Terrace farming

Conquered by Francisco Pizzarro, a task that lasted from 1531 – 1560’s

Invisible from below, the city was lost and rediscovered in 1911

Macchu Picchu

The Southern Grasslands Paraguay Uruguay Argentina

The Southern Grasslands Geography

Grasslands○ The Pampas

Patagonia

The Southern Grasslands Ethnically

EuropeanMestizo

EconomicallyWealthier Nations

Get a book Read pages 272 – 280 Answer the section 2 and 3

assessments. Due at the end of the period.