Uraguay by Simon Ellenbecker https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7 Made with mirth en-us 2019-03-04 15:31:34 UTC 2024-11-07 21:18:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Playcontrol.png 6 cool facts sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337508858 1)The name Uruguay comes from the Uruguay River which means 'river of the painted birds' in the Guarani language.
2)Uruguay is the least corrupt country in Latin America.
3)Every single house in Uruguay has its own unique name.
4)The Sun of May has been used as a national symbol since the 19th century. The blue and white colors are modeled after the flag of Argentina, and the nine stripes represent the nine departments within the country.
5)Uruguay is the only country in Latin America which is entirely outside of the tropics.
6)In 2009, Uruguay became the first country in the world to provide every schoolchild with a free laptop and WiFi access.

]]> 2019-03-04 15:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337508858 Physical Map of the Country sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337513673 Latitude-32.5228° S
Longitude-55.7658° W]]> 2019-03-04 15:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337513673 Uruguay in Latin America sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337515227 2019-03-04 15:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337515227 Uruguay foods sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337516110 1st picture) Asado]]> 2019-03-04 15:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337516110 Uruguay Demographics sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337519380 Demographics of Uruguay, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Census population in thousands
According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 3,444,006 in 2016, compared to only 2,239,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 21.4%, 64.2% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 14.4% was 65 years or older.

]]> 2019-03-04 15:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337519380 History of Uruguay sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337599492 Uruguay was a buffer territory between the competing colonial pretensions of Portuguese Brazil and Spanish Empire. The Portuguese first explored the region of present-day Uruguay in 1512–1513.
The Brazilian Empire became independent of Portugal in 1822. In response to the annexation, the Thirty-Three Orientals, led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja, declared independence on 25 August 1825 supported by the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.This led to the 500-day-long Cisplatine War.]]> 2019-03-04 18:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337599492 Uruguay's Climate sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337601580 Uruguay has a warm temperate climate with almost unknown freezing temperatures. The countries mild climate is due to the fact that the whole country is located within a temperate zone.]]> 2019-03-04 18:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337601580 Uruguay's Landscape sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337602288 From its Atlantic Ocean coastline to its rolling hills, riversand grasslands, Uruguay's landforms sustain the South American nation and create beauty.]]> 2019-03-04 18:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337602288 Uruguay's government sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337603406 Uruguay is a presidential representative democratic republic where the President is both the head of state and head of government. Their President is Tabaré Vázquez.]]> 2019-03-04 18:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337603406 Top 3 most spoken languages in Uruguay sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337604794 The top three most spoken languages in Uruguay are Spanish, Portuguese, and Portuñol. These minority languages are primarily spoken by immigrants or descendents of immigrants and include some of the following languages: Catalan, Italian, Lithuanian, Corsican,Russian, and Galician.]]> 2019-03-04 18:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337604794 Uruguay's religions sellenbecker38 https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337646874 Christianity covers a wide variety of the country, but over 41% of the country is irreligious. 10% of the region is other religions.]]> 2019-03-04 19:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sellenbecker38/5yv6os1b02q7/wish/337646874