South America by Ashley Hunter https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du Demographics (People, who lives there?) Geography Important Sites History Climate Interesting Facts en-us 2020-10-05 19:46:42 UTC 2020-10-07 20:26:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f600.png Venezula ashleyh19 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804600291 Population: 28.87 million people

Demographics: Mestizo, Amerindian, black/African, European, Middle Eastern 

Geography: Venezuelan Highlands (mountains that border the Caribbean Sea), Maracaibo lowlands, Orinoco plains and the Guiana region.


]]> 2020-10-05 19:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804600291 Important Sites: Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela that is located in the Canaima National Park. The waterfall is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall with a height of 979 meters that drops over the edge of the Auyan-tepui Mountain. ashleyh19 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804600903 2020-10-05 19:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804600903 Climate: Tropical climate (close to the equator) with a rainy season from May-December HistorySpain’s colonization of Venezuela began in 1502. Spain established its first permanent South American settlement in what became the city of Cumana. At the time of the Spanish arrival, indigenous people lived and thrived mainly in groups as hunters and agriculturists near the Andean mountain range. ashleyh19 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804630042 2020-10-05 20:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804630042 Interesting Facts: 1) Official language is Spanish 2) 33rd largest country in the world: total area of 916,445 sq. kilometers. 3) The Joropo is the national dance. 4) Official currency is the Bolivar FuerteMain exports include aluminum, steel, cement and agriculture products ashleyh19 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804632149 2020-10-05 20:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/804632149 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/811686177 2020-10-07 19:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/811686177 Peru brittany81 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/811701222 Population: 32 million people

Demographics: Mestizo, Quechuas, White, Afro-Peruvian, Aymaras, Amazonians and Asians

Geography: On the Central West Coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. Peru has various landscapes including mountains, beaches, deserts, and rainforests.  Most people live on the coast near the capital Lima. ]]> 2020-10-07 19:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/811701222 Peru: Important Sites brittany81 https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/811773849 Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in southern Peru, on a 2,430-metre mountain ridge. It is located in the Machupicchu District. 

Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery.]]> 2020-10-07 20:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyh19/5hzwv1vmuynps5du/wish/811773849