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Argentina
Rebecca Roebuck -3rd Period
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Location
• Argentina is located inSouthern South Americabordering the South Atlantic Ocean,as well as between Chile and Uruguay.
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Facts:• Population: 40,913,584 (2009 estimate)• Capitol: Buenos Aires• Currency: Argentine Peso• Major Religion: Roman Catholic• Argentina is the 8th largest country in the
world.
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Tangible: Food
• Argentina’s national dish is beef.
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Tangible: Clothing
• Argentineans enjoy to wear loose gaucho clothing usually consisting of a straw hat, a
poncho, and loose gaucho pants tucked into boots.
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Tangible: Art
• People in Argentina thoroughly enjoy art. The most popular style of art work is watercolor.
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Intangible: Entertainment
• Argentineans love to dance! Buenos Aires, the capitol is the birthplace of the tango.
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Intangible: Education
• In Argentina all children between the ages of six and fourteen have to go to school, by law.
• Free education is available to anyone with a literacy rate over 95%.
• The percentage of individuals attending and completing university degree programs is 3.2% of the population, the second highest in the world behind France.
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Intangible: Festivals
• Argentineans are all about having fun and celebrations. This spirit has lead to be known world wide for their up-beat festivals.
• They hold all different types such as dance festivals, carnivals, and those to celebrate holidays.
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Effects of the Environment
• Argentina is currently facing many environmental issues typical for an
industrializing economy such as: deforestation air pollution
water pollution acid rain
• Argentina is the world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets.
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Works Cited
• Argentina in the Brief: Education. 2011. Embassy of Argentina in Australia. 03 April 11. website.
• Background Note: Argentina. 2010. US Department of State Diplomacy in Action. 03 April 11. website.
• Google Images. 2011. Google. 03 April 11. website.
• About Argentina. 2005. Argentina. 03 April 11. website.
• Facts about Argentina. 2006-2011. Unique-South-American-Travel-Experience. 03 April 11. website
• Argentina Environment-Current Issues. 2010. Index-Mundi. 03 April 11. website.