Venezuela
Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America. See Exhibit A. It lies along the Caribbean Sea. The Atlantic Ocean is on the northeast. Venezuela's western neighbor is Colombia, Brazil is to the south and Guyana is to the east. The Maracaibo Basin surrounds Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo is South America's largest lake. The Andean Highlands stretch across northern Venezuela. Pico Bolivar, in the Andean Highlands, is Venezuela's highest peak. In central Venezuela, there are flat, grassy plains called llanos. South of the llanos, lies the Orinoco River, a major waterway that cuts across Venezuela from west to east. See Exhibit B. South of the Orinoco, the Guyana Highlands cover half of Venezuela. Here lies Angel Falls, 3,212 feet high, the highest waterfall in the world. See Exhibit C. To the far south and west in Venezuela are rain forests and jungles with toucans, macaws and monkeys. Although all of Venezuela lies within the tropical zone, temperatures and rainfall vary among the regions, depending on elevation and prevailing winds. There are four distinct climatic zones; the tropical zone, the moderate zone, the cool zone and the cold zone. See Exhibit D.
The Venezuelan flag dates from 1806. The flag later represented the 1811 Confederation of Venezuela, which consisted of seven original provinces as shown by the seven white stars on the middle stripe. In 1830, the design became the official flag of independent Venezuela. See Exhibit E.
More than twenty-one million people live in Venezuela. Most of the population lives along the northern coast. Caracas, on the northern coast, is the capital and largest city. See Exhibit F. It was founded in 1567. Other major cities are Maracaibo and Valencia. About two of every three Venezuelans are descended from a mixture of Spanish, Indian, or African ancestors. Most Venezuelans follow the Roman Catholic faith. In addition, almost all of Venezuelans speak Spanish, the country's official language. Indians in remote areas speak various tribal languages.
Venezuela was named after Venice, Italy, where city streets are really canals. Venezuela means "Little Venice". Indians lived in Venezuela long before the Spaniards arrived. Christopher Columbus was the first European to reach Venezuela in 1498 landing on the Paria Peninsula. Venezuela became a colony of Spain and in 1523, Spanish colonists founded the town of Cumana.
As we know, Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain "found" by Christopher Columbus on November 19, 1493, and remained a colony of Spain for the next 400 years. But the interesting fact remains that Puerto Rico was not truly settled by the Spaniards until almost fifteen years later! In 1508, Juan Ponce de Leon came to settle the land of Borinken, and founded the town of Caparra. This was the start of a proud people that would eventually become known as Puerto Ricans.
Where is Honduras located? What are some main landforms? What food do Hondurans eat? What language do Hondurans speak? How did Honduras become Honduras? These are all questions you might have, and in this paper all will be answered. You will learn more about the geography, society, people, their lifestyles, and the history of Honduras.
In Venezuela is the kindergarten, primary that is from first grade to a sixth grade, secondary that is from the first year of high school to fifth year of high school. In Venezuela the primary and the secondary are very good and are well advanced, but reading is not good, children are not prepared to read. Compared to Miami is the kindergarten, middle school, high school. In Miami the universities are better and also the reading system is very good. Children are very well prepared with the reading skills.
Do you know about Venezuela? I would like to show you the most amazing country in the world. Its name is Venezuela. Officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, it is an American country located in the northern part of South America, consisting of a mainland and a large number of small islands in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest urban center is the city of Caracas. The most important aspects of Venezuela are its culture, sights, and weather.
Since the 1970s, Venezuela has gone from being South America’s richest nation into a nouveau-poor society in search of an identity. Once known as the Saudis of the West, Venezuelans have seen their economic fortunes decline in exact proportion to the general fall in world oil prices. Even so, Venezuela’s many problems were hidden from view until relatively recently, when severity measures heralded the sort of economic crises so painfully familiar to other Latin American countries. Runaway inflation, currency devaluations and even food riots have marked this new phase in Venezuelan history, to which the country is still trying to adjust.
In this report I will give a brief overview of the history, economy and culture of Bolivia. Bolivia was one of the first countries in the Spanish Empire to attempt a break from Spain, but it was one of the last to succeed. The Spanish suppressed the first critical rebellion in May 1809. Bolivia declared its independence from Spain on August 6, 1825, and took the name Bolivia in honor of South American independence leader Simón Bolívar. In 1826 a congress adopted a constitution drafted by Bolívar. It vested supreme authority in a president, who was chosen for a life term.
Carolina Herrera is a famous fashion designer, born January 8th, 1939 in the capital of Venezuela, Caracus. The official name of Venezuela is República Bolivarnia of Venezuela It was named for Italy's Venice by 15th-century European explorers who found native houses on stilts above Lake Maracaibo. Venezuela is one of the oldest democracies in South America. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish, it is also one of the largest oil supplies in the world. The petroleum industry accounts for more than half the government's revenue, but few Venezuelans benefit from its wealth and most live in poverty. Venezuela's populations are made up up of many ethnicities. It is located in the north of South America,
Uruguay republic, in east central South America, is the second smallest country on the continent. This country is bounded on the north by Brazil, on the east by Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata, and on the west by Argentina. The Uruguay River forms Uruguay's western boundary in full. Uruguay's land mass in whole is a small 176,215 sq km. Uruguay's capital city is Montevideo which is the main port, and economic center of the country. The currency of Uruguay is the peso uruguayos (7.97 peso uruguayos equal U.S.$1). This country's main sport entertainment is soccer.
The modern nations of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador are grouped together, from 1740, as the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Granada with its capital at Bogotá which it was located in Colombia. Was a territorial entity, member of the Spanish Empire, established by the Spanish Crown, during the American rule, this short-lived republic encompassed the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama and also claimed the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, and small parts of what today are Peru and Brazil. The ...
El Salvador is in Central America and borders the Pacific Ocean. It is between Guatemala and Honduras. Its land area is 8,000 square mile, and its water area is 199 square miles. Most of El Salvador’s land is covered in mountains ranges. El Salvador's highest land elevation is a mountain shared with Honduras called Cerro El Pital and is 9,000 feet above sea level. The lowest land elevation in El Salvador is the Pacific Ocean at 0 miles below sea level. El Salvador is divided into three different land regions. The first region is on a hot, narrow, pacific belt. The second region is made up of the central plateau betwee...
economic growth comes from agriculture and exports to and from Europe. Since America has had an embargo on Cuba since 1962 neither countries trade with each other because of many disagreements about governing techniques and Fidel's unwillingness to comply with U.S. instructions. Cuba’s long history and culture has contributed to many economic and social growth through out the world, but Cuba is still struggling to try to stable their economy.
I picked this country because when we saw the video on Ecuador it made me want to learn more about the country. Ecuador has a population approximately 10,500,000 and is a little bit smaller than Nevada. 85% of the people aged 15 or older are literate. The Galapagos Islands are also part of Ecuador and the total population is about 10,000 people. Guayaquil is the most densely populated city which has a population of 1,800,000. The 2nd most densely populated city is Quito, the country's capital, which has a population of 1,200,000. Ecuador is divided into 21 providence's and the government system is about the same as ours, with an Executive Office, a Legislative Office, and a Judicial Office.