Argentina Geography and History
Argentina was unified in
1861
Argentina is a federation of _________ provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires
23
World rank
33
Population
46,621,847
What is the highest mountain in Argentina
Aconcagua
Current president
Alberto Fernandez
Which mountains divide Argentina and Chile
Andes Mountains
What happened in Argentina in the 19th and 20th centuries
Argentina had the second largest immigration ware in the world with 6.6 million immigrants
What happened in Argentina inn 1982
Argentina invaded the Fulcrum Island and the South Georgia sandwich island which were British overseas territories
Currency
Argentina peso
Los Glaciares National Park
Argentina's largest national park, Name refers to the largest ice cap in the Andes, the largest outside of Antarctica and Greenland
Describe the Argentina flag
Blue ans white strips with a sun in the middle
Pope Francis
Born in Buenos Aires in 1936 pope from Americans he was elected in 2013 known for humility for the poor and commitment to inner faith dialogue
What city was founded in 1536 abandoned in 1541 and re-founded in 1580
Buenos Aires
What is the capital and largest city in Argentina
Buenos Aires
_____________ is one of the the great theater capitals of the world
Buenos Aires
what is the most visited city in south America
Buenos Aires
A civil war fought in Argentina was between what two parties
Centralist and Federalists
Tierra del Fuego is divided between which two countries
Chile and Argentina
Argentina borders
Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay
Legislative body
Congress of the Argentine Nation
What returned to Argentina in 1983
Democracy
Who arrived in the first region of Argentina
Europeans in 1502
Which Spanish explorers visited this region in 1516 and 1526
Juan Diaz do Solis and Sebastian Cabot
what happened in 1955 in Argentine
Military coup forced Juan Peron to go into exile in Spain
What happened in Argentina in 1943
New military coup would topple Argentina government military coup died in 1974
What is the name of the sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile
Patagonia
what happened in Argentina during the great depression
President lost political support and ousted in a military coup, economy declined
What happened during the May Revolution in 1810
Replaced Spanish victory whit a new government in Buenos Aires composed of locals
Which mountains are west of Argentina
Rugged Andes Mt.
What is the most popular sport
Soccer
cotinent
South America
Bordered by what ocean
South Atlantic ocean
oficial language
Spanish
who colonized Argentina
Spanish Paraguay
What did Argentina look like prior to the Europeans colonization
Sparsely populated by a wide number of diverse cultures
What type of climate does Argentina have
Temperate climate
What happened in 1816
United provinces declared their independence from Spain
Iguazu Falls
Waterfalls on the Iguazu river on the border of Argentina and Brazil the waterfalls are the largest system in the world
What was the Dirty war
a period of state terrorism in Argentina against political dissidents took place
what is Tierra del Fuego
an archipelago off the southernmost tip of South America across the strait of Magellan
What climate does the southeast have
arid
The tango is a musical genre with European and African influences and is one of Argentinean international ________ symbols
cultural
Tell me about Peron
fired and jailed due to his popularity among workers
Argentina is a ________ country with significant ________ influences especially from __________ and __________
multicultural, European, Spain, and Italy
Head of government
president
Form of government
presidential republic
What does Argentina benefit from
rich natural resources, highly literate population, diverse industrial base
What can you find in the northern half of Argentina
rich plains known as pampas
(@% identify as
roman catholic
Argentina is the _______ largest economy in South America, behind Brazil
second
By 1908 Argentine had become the
seventh wealthiest nation in the world
What climate does the southwest have
sub antarctic
Argentina is the top ______ destination i South America in terms of international tourist arrivals
tourist
Historically Argentina economic growth has been very _____ with ________ economic growth alternating with severe _____and recently increased _________
uneven, high, recessions, poverty
Iguazu National Park
was created in 1934 to protect one of the greatest beauties of Argentina the Iguaza falls surrounded by a tropical jungle
