609 Q2 Flashcards
Who killed many Native Americans?
Julio Roca
Today, most of Argentina’s indians live where?
In the Andes
Argentina and Britain both claim what region?
The Falkland Islands
Who brought economic growth to Argentina?
Julio Roca
The Argentina region between rivers is called the what?
Mesopotamia
Argentine barbecued beef is called what?
asados
What group of people in Argentina history wanted the government to united under Buenos Aires?
Unitarios
Large ranches in Argentina are called what?
Estancias
What encouraged many Europeans to move to Argentina?
there was promise of opportunity in Argentina’s constitution
Label the map of South American countries and regions
see your LightUnit
A few Welsh and English people settled in what region?
Patagonia
What group of people in Argentina history wanted the provinces to be independent of Buenos Aires?
Federales
Immigrants who came in the spring and left in the fall were called what?
Swallos
Leading livestock animals in Patagonia and Pampas are what?
Patagonia-sheep; Pampas-cattle
Who was Argentina’s “schoolmaster president”?
Domingo Sarmiento
Who fought to gain Argentina’s independence?
Jose de San Martin
The capital of Argentina is what?
Buenos Aires
Who ruled violently with much bloodshed?
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Most Argentines’ ancestors came from what two countries?
Italy and Spain
Which region is a lowland tropical region?
Mesopotamia
Agentina means what?
land of silver
An Argentine who lives in Beunos Aires is called a what?
Porteño
Rio de Plata means what?
River of Silver
Argentines speak mostly what language?
Spanish
Most of Argentina’s oil wells are where?
Patagonia
Where Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil meet is the location of what?
Iguacu Falls
Why did Argentina struggle economically in the early 1900s?
Other countries were unable to buy much food from Argentina
Argentines say goodbye in what language?
Italian
People who work on large ranches in Argentine are called what?
Guachos
Rio de la Plata is a what?
Estuary
Argentina’s largest region is called what?
Patagonia
A hot region of Argentina with scarce grass and scrubby forest is what region?
Gran Chaco
