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Uruguay By Valeria Bradosche Pallares
28 August, 2012
Location -Montevideo, the capital city’s latitude and longitude is:
34° 52' S, 56° 10' W
-The relative locations of Uruguay are Argentina and Brazil,
which are also its neighbouring countries. The ocean that
borders Uruguay is the Atlantic Ocean.
Region
The capital of
Uruguay is
Montevideo
Minas is special
because it is
surrounded by
beautiful green hills.
Salto is almost at the
border of Uruguay, but
it is famous for its
thermal water resorts
and water parks.
Paysandú is known
as the biggest city in
Uruguay.
Uruguay is to
the south west
of the Ecuador
Nature-Made Place
One of the very nice places in
Uruguay is “Punta del Diablo” which
in English means “Tip of the Devil”.
It is called that because of its
crashing waves and the sunken
boats.
Just off the cost of Uruguay is another
beautiful island called “Isla de Gorriti”.
It is just 2 km. from Uruguay.
Nature-Made Place Cont.…
Here are some of the most popular sports given by the sea in Uruguay:
The most famous river in Uruguay is “Rio de la Plata”, which
in English means “Silver River”. It is known because it is the
point where salt water and sweet water meet. Rio de la Plata
is also very wide, as it is home to a special kind of dolphin
and other very rare fish and marine animals. In the
beginning it is about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) to about 220
kilometres (140 miles) at the mouth.
Man-Made Place One of the nicest man-made places in
Uruguay is “Casa Pueblo” which in English
means “House Town”. In it are very famous
pictures.
Look at the “Plaza de Toro's” in Uruguay, which in English means
“Bull Ring” It has now been abandoned, but it is still beautiful.
Place The president of Uruguay is Jose Mujica
since 2010. He was elected ahead by
10% and he is doing a good job.
The most wide spread religion in
Uruguay is Rome Catholic (66%).
Then its Protestant (2%) and lastly it
is Jewish (1%).
The currency that the
Uruguay uses is the Uruguay
Peso. One Peso is equal to
0.05 U.S.A. dollars.
The language that
Uruguayans speak is
Spanish.
Human-Environmental Interaction
How does Uruguay act with nature?
1. Air is mostly polluted by the sea
because of an energy plant
which is in the borders of Brazil
and Uruguay's own energy
centers.
2. Another reason of Uruguay's
Human-Environmental Interaction
is because of its polluted water.
The water in Uruguay is polluted
because of the mining and meat
packing which accurse there.
Movement Uruguay is visited a lot because of its green land and
sunny weather. 40% of the people live in Montevideo,
the capital, because there are a lot of nice places to
visit and the jobs are good there. Half of the 3 million
people of Uruguay live in Montevideo.
Fun Facts
• Uruguay in Spanish means River of Birds.
This comes from the Guarani tribes in
South America.
Most of the people in Uruguay have
ancestors that are Spanish, but one third of
the Uruguayans have Italian ancestors.
The stripes mean the nine provinces at the
time of liberation.
White means peace and honesty
Blue means the sky and shining coastal
water
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