| Term Paper Title | Venezuela |
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Venezuela
Venezuela, meaning "Little Venice" is a very diverse country with a dominant source for world trade. The coast of Venezuela was first founded by Christopher Columbus in 1498, and a Spanish settlement begun in 1520. The more present territory, was created in 1783. The history of their independence began in 1810 and was formally proclaimed on July 5, 1811. Independence was won with the decisive victory of Simón Bolívar over the Spanish royalist army in 1821.
Rich deposits of petroleum and other minerals give it many advantages for world trade. Lying just north of the equator (13° north), Venezuela is a land of dense tropical forests, low grassy plains, and mountains. It is intensely hot, but modified by the trade winds. Venezuela’s area, which is officially estimated at 352,170 square miles, is somewhat larger than that of Texas and Oklahoma combined. Venezuela has four distinct geographic regions. In the north west and north are the Venezuelan highlands, which include the country’s highest point. The Maracaibo lowlands, containing Lake Maracaibo, an island extension of the Gulf of Venezuela, are near the north west coast. The Llanos, a region of tropical grassland, are in the north central region, and the Guiana Highlands which reach elevations of more than 2743m. (about 9000 ft.) above sea level, are in the south east and south. The mountains of the Guiana Highlands extend from the delta of the Orinoco River into Brazil and Guyana, and are varied by open areas and forest. Angel Falls, one of the world’s highest water falls, is in the east of the highlands. Venezuela has six major rivers. The Venezuelan population in 1990 was 19,405,429, which is about the size of London and New York combined. Most of the Venezuelans are Mestizos, of mixed Indian and white blood. Venezuela is divided i...Read entire document
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