ARGENTINA video study guide

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In the 70's and 80's thousands of people were kidnapped in the conflict known as the......

"dirty war"

The man is El Boson left his life in America and lives off of how many dollars per year?

2,000 dollars per year

The trek across the glacier takes how many hours on foot?

3

Buenos Aires is home to how many percent of the country's population?

40%

The train journey to the Chilean border and back costs how many dollars?

50$

The glacier moves how many feet per day?

7

What percent of Argentina's population lives in the urban areas?

90%

What is asado?

Argentinian BBQ

The Igazu falls separate Argentina from what country?

Brazil

El Boson reassures that the host it is safe to engage in what traditionally dangerous activity?

Hitchhiking

People say the lake district is like what?

Switzerland without the people

The wooden statue of the virgin was discovered in the 17th century inside what?

a cave

In the gurani legend about the waterfall, the girl was turned into.......

a rock

What are the boca juniors?

a soccer team owned by Diego Maradona

How often do gauchos slaughter a cow in the field?

everyday

what is the easiest way to get around the country?

flying

What is a mate?

it is a kind of tea

What religious order gives the province its name "misiones"

jesuits

What are estancias?

large cattle ranches

How many times has the musical Evita been performed in Buenos Aires?

never

The city's (Buenos Aires main 3 problems are what?

overcrowding, pollution, and unemplyment

Argentina is home to what passionate dance?

the tango

The people of Cajamarca make their way on foot to honor whom?

the virgin of the valley

How do military people feel about the tango?

they didn't like it, the tango was outlawed

The shrines on the side of the road honor a woman who died of what?

thirst

What is the profession of a gaucho?

to lasso cows

The scattered villages seem to survive on what?

tourist dollars

The theme park in the video is made out of what?

trash

How long was Evita Peróns body missing before it was found?

17 years

Argentina was ruled by a military government until what year?

1984

true/false there is a reliable bus service in areas all over Argentina

True

The town of Tynain is settled by immigrants from what european country?

Wales

The host throws bread to what?

alligators

Why are Buenos Aires natives sometimes called porteños?

because of their beauty and arrogance

According to one of the local myths, when the Spanish arrived,, the Indians realized that the only way to stay on the land was to turn themselves into what?

cacti


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