Atlantic South America Section 3

Argentine cowboys

The capital of Argentina

• Buenos Aires

• Mercosur

• Brasilia

• Gauchos

An organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of South America is ___________.

• Mercosur

• Buenos Aires

• Informal economy

• gauchos

A part of the economy based on odd jobs that people perform without government regulation through taxes is an ___________________________.

• informal economy

• landlocked

• gauchos

• Mercosur

Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

• landlocked

• gauchos

• Buenos Aires

• Mercosur

Why did Spanish conquerors come to the region in the 1500's?

• In search of silver and gold.

• They wanted to herd cattle.

• They wanted to find work.

• In search of chocolate.

Immigrants began to arrive from what European countries? Check 3

• Italy

• Germany

• Spain

• Canada

What is the capital of Uruguay?

• Montevideo

• Portugal

• Buenos Aires

• Brasilia

Which of the following countries is landlocked?

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Uruguay

• Paraguay

What type of government do Uruguay and Paraguay have today?

• democracy (constitutional republic)

• communist

• dictator

• monarchy