South Africa and Argentinia, two countries with two faces - Focus on Argentina

7 important questions on South Africa and Argentinia, two countries with two faces - Focus on Argentina

What and where is low plain?

savannas and marshland in the north-east

How is there a difference between the population from Argentina and other Latin American countries?

The population of other Latin American countries consists a higher percentage of Indians, blacks and mixed race (mestizos and mulattos). Nine out of ten Argentines have European 'roots'.

How do you call the slums on the very edge of Buenos Aires?

villas miserias or barrrios.
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What's the biggest city of Argentina? How does it look?

Buenos Aires (12.5 million inhabitants). The Centre looks very European:
  1. wide boulevards
  2. posh shopping centres
  3. spectacular buildings.
When you travel further from the centre, Buenos Aires becomes less European and the neighbourhoods become poorer.

Why has Spain a very deep influence not only on Argentina, but also on the rest of Latin America?

  1. America was discoverd by Columbus, a Spanish explorer. The Spaniards ruled the whole of South America, except for the east, which was ruled by the Portugese.

What is the influence of the Spaniards on the cities and the religion?

  • Spaniards built many cities, each of them has a square , called the plaza in the middle
  • There's always a Roman Catholic church on the plaza (the Spanish king wanted to spread the Roman Chatholic religion)

What's a settlement colony?

a colony where European immigrants continued to settle.

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