-South America. -It is the eighth-largest country in the world and the second in South America.

MAJOR CITIES:BUENOS AIRES AND CORDOBA

-The Spanish conquerors: some regions were habited by tribes, after years of contact with the conquerors in the sixteen century they were known as the gauchos. -The “White king” legend. -Sancti Spiritu

The birth of a capital: Buenos Aires

Viceroyalty of the River Plate: the first government, the independence On July 9, .1816

Turmoil and prosperity: Brazil claimed the territory known as the “Banda Oriental” In 1826 the name of United Provinces of the River Plate, was abandoned in favor of the current name of Argentina.

The Falkland’s war in 1982 and the restoration of Democracy

The birth of nationalism

1035 Days of chaos

-East and Northeast: hot and humid climate -Pampas: hot and humid in summer to below the freezing point in winter. -Cuyo: hot in summer and freezing winter. -The West and South: -15°c in winter and 18°c in summer.

British, Spanish, Italian, German, French and Korean immigrants have found a home in Argentina. Italians and Spanish were by far the largest groups to seek new fortunes in the new world. The English, the Scots, and the Wells: holds an important place in areas such as commerce, trade, and industry Africans and Amerindians (the minority)

-Federal Republic: 23 provinces and the federal capital.-President is the most important politic.-CONGRESS