Uruguay Country Profile
Physical Geography
Uruguay is a country in South America. It borders the South Atlantic Ocean, to the west is Argentina, and northeast is Brazil. To the south it lies opposite to the Río de la Plata, which is a wide estuary opening out to the South Atlantic. The capital Montevideo, which is also a major port, is on the edge of the Río de la Plata (see Figure one). Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America. It is a water-rich land, and consists of three systems of rivers. One of these rivers is Río Uruguay, which forms the border with Argentina and is bounded by low banks. The most important of the three rivers, which also happens to be the longest, is Río Negro. Río Negro travels across the northeast of the country to the west, and empties into Río Uruguay. Uruguay has plains on the eastern, western, and southern edges. Along with all of the flat plains, there are ranges of low hills. The highest point in these hilly areas is the Cerro Catedral, located in the Cuchilla Grande mountain range
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Due to the large amount of water in the country, there is often high humidity and fog. The rainfall in the country is evenly distributed throughout. On average, Montevideo gets 950 millimeters of rainfall annually. The rainfall in this area results from the passing of cold fronts in the winter, and thunderstorms are frequent in the summer. In Uruguay, there is only 2-3% of land that is forested, and around 30,000-40,000 kilometers of the land is arable. Vegetables for the capital are produced by the inland portion of
Lady Macbeth in the beginning of the play is very manipulative, most of the times she manipulates her husband into doing either what she wants or what she thinks should do. Even though, Lady Macbeth is a woman she single-handedly planned Duncan’s murder, from how to execute it and how to pin it on someone else and at some points Macbeth did not want to do it, but she manipulated him into it. For example, when Macbeth does not want to carry one with this plan, Lady Macbeth convinces him by saying “from this time such I account thy love. Art thou afeared to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? (I.vii line 38-41), in this this quote lady Macbeths is influencing her husband’s feelings. This is because she is challenging
Kanye West and Harding’s quotes both relate to the character Billy Bibbit because he was an outcast in society and thought lowly of himself. Billy was different, and because of this, society did not accept him and that caused him to stay sheltered by his mother. His mother was overprotective and did not toughen Billy up, so Billy had a stutter and a deep dependence on other people. When he got to the hospital, he had no experience in the real world, and he suddenly had no help from his mother. This led him to be more withdrawn and allowed people to belittle him because he could not stand up for himself. After being made fun of and thrown aside by society, Billy had no self confidence. His feelings towards himself were only negative, and these feelings rules
Since Uruguay's quirkiness is part of its charm, a visit is less about museums and monuments, and more about its unconventional experiences. Here are just a few of them.
Since Uruguay's quirkiness is part of its charm, visiting is less about museums and monuments, and more about its unconventional experiences. Here are just a few of them.
The Rio de la Plata, a broad estuary river dominates most of the southern portion of Uruguay. Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, sits near the mouth of the river. dominates by the Rio de la Plata, a broad estuary river which opens into the South Atlantic. This cosmopolitan city offers a vibrant blend of the old and new. The county´s history lives within the old city, but many high rise offices and residences occupy other neighborhoods. Cultured, energetic, and sometimes
Paraguay, surrounded by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which goes through the inside of the nation from north to south. The indigenous Guaraní had been existing in Paraguay for a thousand years prior to the Spanish vanquished the region in the sixteenth century. Paraguay was on the outskirts of Spain's frontier domain, with few urban focuses and an inadequate populace. This advancement was truncated by the lamentable Paraguayan War, in which the nation lost 60 to 70 percent of its populace through war and sickness, and around 140,000 square kilometers of region to Argentina and Brazil. Starting 2009, Paraguay's populace
On a map, the top of South America is where the country of Colombia resides. Colombia meets the Caribbean Sea on one side, along with Panama and Venezuela, while the other side meets the northern Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama. Colombia may only cover about one percent of the world’s real estate but it possess nearly 10 percent of the world’s flora and fauna (PBS WEBSITE). Colombia's biggest exports are petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas and cut
It is surrounded by Chile in the Northwest, Paraguay in the North and Uruguay in the Northeast. It is also surrounded by water from the west is the Pacific ocean and from the east is the Atlantic ocean. Argentina has a total area of 1,068,296 square miles. Argentina is the second largest nation in South America, the biggest nation in South America is Brazil. The main population of Argentina are mainly spanish and Italian, which is about 85% of the
The Oriental republic of Uruguay greatly believes there is an issue regarding the danger of drug cartels. Being a South American Country, Uruguay does know what happens when drug cartels becomes out of control. For example, back in the 80’s, Colombia was basically Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel’s country for a long time until his death in 1991. In more modern times, Mexico is in shambles due to the ongoing drug war between rival cartels. Drug Cartel’s and their campaign for blood and money will never stop until they are effectively dealt with.
Argentina is located in South America, second in size next to Brazil and diverse in climate and terrain. It’s neighboring countries are Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. According to geographer Amanda Briney, the country can be categorized into four main regions, “the northern woodlands and swamps, wooded slopes of the Andes Mountains in the west, the Patagonian Plateau in the south, and the temperate region surrounding the capital, Buenos Aires.” Just like its terrain, Argentina experiences a variety of climate patterns that cannot be categorized into one box. Northern Argentina is a tropical and subtropical region that experiences very hot summers (Logan).
Colombia, republic in South America, situated in the northwestern part of the continent, and bounded on the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea, on the east by Venezuela and Brazil, on the south by Peru and Ecuador, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only country of South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The total land area of the country is 1,141,748 sq km (440,831 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Bogotá.
Three-fourths of Colombia is situated in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the same size as France, Spain, and Portugal combined. Colombia claims two islands San Andres and Providence. Colombia is located in the northern corner of South Canal. It is bordered by Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil. The Eastern half of Colombia is low jungle area. The Southern pacific is covered in marshy lowlands. Some of the Andes Mountains run into Colombia. The southern sector of Colombia runs through the Equator. Colombia’s Amazon Region is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Unlike Costa Rica, which does not have an army, Uruguay does have a national armed forces. The military, however, is only for peace-keeping missions. The US State Department notes
After killing King Duncan, both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth start to hallucinate due to the guilt digging into them. Macbeth starts to suffer first because he is the one who actually committed the crime. Shortly after he kills King Duncan, he kills Banquo. He starts to see Banquo’s ghost at a dinner party, who haunts him and everyone around Macbeth start to get concerned and nervous. He fears Banquo’s ghost more than anything, and shows this when he says, “...Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves.
Just like the USA, Argentina has colder climates and warmer climates, but generally they are temperate. Because Argentina is in the southern hemisphere, the season are opposite of what we experience in the USA. January is their warmest or hottest month while June and July is the coolest or coldest month. Buenos Aires averages about 16 degrees fahrenheit while cities near the Chaco area average around 73 degrees fahrenheit. Overall, the best time to visit Argentina would be between December and March.