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Sugar and tobacco thrive in Brazil, and millions of cattle
graze on its southern slopes. That country imports cloth,
machines, tools and hardware.

Brazil trades largely with the United States. To what races
do the people of Brazil belong? The white race rules in all
the countries of South America.

144. Argentine Republic.

What belts of heat cross the
Argentine Republic?

Name a large river basin that is
partly in this country.

Where is Buenos Ayres?

Millions of cattle, sheep and horses
graze on the pampas. Hides, wool
and beef are leading articles of trade.
Wheat and corn are the chief prod-
ucts of the farms.

Buenos Ayres is the leading
port for the products of the-
La Plata basin.

The imports of the Argen-
tine Republic are cloth and
railway supplies, — engines,
rails and wire. The trade of
this country with the United
States is small.

 

143. Brazil. 145. Chile.

_ What belts of heat cross What belts of heat cross
Brazil ? Chile ?

Where is Rio Janeiro? —2 as amie | Where is Valparaiso? -
Where is Pard? | ee, aint The wealth of Chile is in

The most valuable product of its mines and farms. The
Brazil is coffee. Rio Janeiro is the leading products are niter,
chief port in the coffee trade. copper, silver and wheat. .

Paré is a leading market for India ~The imports of Chile in-
rubber. This is made from the sap clude cloth, beef and:sugar.
of many kinds of trees and shrubs The trade with the United
that grow in hot lands. Large States is very light. Val-
rubber trees are found on the hot _ paraiso is the leading port
and steamy banks of the Amazon. of Chile.