Chilean Landscape
Chile is located along the southwestern coast of South America and has the Andes Mountains on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. The landscape in Chile offers diversity from deserts, forests, rivers, glaciers and valleys. Chile has three different climate zones and they experience a variety of seasons to support their primary sector of agriculture and produce variety of fruits including grapes to manufacture wine. ("Chile facts and," 2007)
Population Density: Urban or Rural?
Urbanization trends started occurring in Chile in 1930. Migration from the rural areas and the Andes Mountains transplanted Chileans to the urban center of Santiago. “Ocean transportation and shipping were vital to the
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The middle to lower class Chilean’s migrated as they had the jobs and resources to migrate to the urban areas.
The segregation of the wealthy mine workers and the middle class impact patterns of urbanization. The wealthy have urbanized from the center of Santiago to the leading outward like “a road or spine lined with businesses and wealthy suburbs which are in Vitacura and Providencia.” ("Residential patterns and,"¬) Vitacura and Providencia are communes on the north-east and north side respectively of Santiago that has the wealthiest individuals and is full of private schools and fashion trends including architecture. ("Digital globe," 2010)
Population Density in Cities and Agglomerations
Currently land is distributed in “agglomerations of twenty-thousand people in a given land area versus the two-thousand per land area in the 1930’s.” (“Chile-urban areas,”) Agglomerations are a great indication of Chile being an urbanized country. According to the “1982 census there are 51 cities and towns that represent agglomerations in Chile that represent 66% of the population.” (“Chile-urban areas,”) The “main agglomerations in Chile include
By 1980 about 80% of Chile's population lived in cities. Chile contains many rapidly growing cities. Some of those cities are Santiago, Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Valdivia, and Puerto Montt.
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Chile stretches along 2,672 miles with an average width of 112 miles. More than one out of every three Chileans live in Santiago metropolitan region which is the capital of Chile. Two Chilean poets have won the Nobel Prize in literature. Chile’s population sits around 17,363,894 ranking Chile 63, they have a human development index of 41 of 187 countries. GDP per capita is $19,100 with an adult literacy at 99% for both males and females. The general attitudes are friendly and warm, but they might be shy and reserved when first meeting someone, they are also known for their sharp, witty and somewhat cynical sense of humor. Chileans are extremely patriotic and take pride in their nation’s cultural, educational, and economic achievements. Chile has a large middle class, and their educational system enables many poorer people to excel. When it comes to Chilean appearance they closely follow European styles, North American fashions are also popular especially among the youth. Greetings in Chile are important because they stress that one is welcome and recognized. The most common greeting among friends and relatives is the abrazo, consisting of a handshake and a hug. Chileans eat their main meal in the middle of the day and a lighter meal between 8 and 10pm, they typically have a tea time around 5 or 6pm where beverages, small sandwiches, and cookies or cake are served. In restaurants a server can be summoned with a raised finger; meal checks are not brought to the table until
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The capital is Santiago. There are a few different ethnic groups, 95% is White and White-Amerindian, 3% is Amerindian and 2% is other. They have two different main religions: Roman Catholics – 89%, and Protestant- 11% (Info please). Chile is in South America bordered by Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and the Pacific Ocean. Chile also has islands off the coast, including Juan Fernandez Islands and Easter Island. Chile is 2650 miles long and 265 miles wide. The Andes and another Westland range run parallel with each other for most of the country's length. Chile is on an earthquake belt and has frequent earthquakes and tsunamis. Chile can be divided intob3 land regions, 1.) The Northern Dessert, 2.) The Central Valley, and 3.) The Archipelago. The Northern Dessert stretches over 1050 miles south from the Peruvian border to the Aconcagua River. The Atacama desert which the Chileans the great north, covers the northern part of the country. Atacama is one of the world's driest places. It will gradually go to a less dry climate they call the little north. (Chile, world
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