Peru. (Geoskills).Suppose you were going to Peru on vacation. Should you pack scuba gear or downhill skis? It depends. Peru lies just below the equator, in the tropics tropics, also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S. . But that doesn't mean it is always warm. Peru has three different land regions. The coast is mostly dry, rugged desert. Peru's largest cities are located there. The highlands have few trees, and some mountains are snow-covered year-round. Farther east is the tropical forest, a region of lush vegetation and heavy rains. FACTS TO KNOW AREA: 496,224 square miles, nearly twice the size of Texas. POPULATION: 26,700,000; 72% urban. Ethnic groups: Amerindian, 45%; mestizo mestizo (māstē`sō) [Span.,=mixture], person of mixed race; particularly, in Mexico and Central and South America, a person of European (Spanish or Portuguese) and indigenous descent. , 37%; white, 15%; others, 3%. GOVERNMENT: Presidential-legislative democracy. Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Toledo (Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique) (born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician. He was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in 2001 defeating former President Alan García. is President. ECONOMY: Farming is the main occupation. Chief export crops are coffee, cotton, and sugar cane. Most manufacturing is by craftspeople crafts·people pl.n. People who practice a craft; artisans. . Peru is among the world's leading producers of copper, silver, and zinc. The U.S. is Peru's main trading partner. PER CAPITA [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. GOP: $4,550. CHIEF RELIGION: Roman Catholic. LANGUAGES: Spanish, Quechua. LITERACY: Males, 95%; females, 83%. LIFE EXPECTANCY Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. : Males, 66 years; females, 71 years. QUESTIONS 1. What is the capital of Peru? 2. In what land region is the capital located? 3. What mountain chain runs through Peru? 4. Several rivers join to form what larger river near Iquitos? 5. That larger river flows in what general direction? 6. What is the tallest mountain in Peru? 7. Which land region does not contain ruins? 8. The Machu Piccu ruins are located northwest of what city? 9. Peru has the shortest boundary with which country? 10. Which city is closest to 5[degrees]S, 81[degrees]W? GeoSkills questions 1. Lima 2. The Coast 3. The Andes mountains Andes Mountains Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north-south about 5,500 mi (8,900 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering Colombia. 4. The Amazon River 5. East 6. Huascaran 7. The Tropical Forest 8. Cuzco 9. Chile 10. Piura |
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