Argentina powerpoint

Argentina

Food

• National dish is beef• Argentine pizza has less

dough than Italian pizza• Strong resemblance to

Spanish, French, and Italian food

• Most common dish is Milanesa, a lightly breaded cut of beef

Sports• Most popular sport is soccer• Other popular sports are car-

racing and rugby• National soccer team has

won two World Cups in 1978 and 1986

• Most famous soccer players are Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi

• Manu Ginobili is one of six Argentinian players in the NBA

Messi and Maradona

Clothes

• Similar to the clothing of Australia

• Farmers usually wear a hat, a poncho, and pants tucked into boots

• Gaucho is the name for the style of clothing Argentinian farmers wear

Celebrities

• Sports figures from Argentina include Manu Ginobili (basketball), Carlos Delfino (basketball), Lionel Messi (soccer), and Luis Scola (basketball).

• Argentine models include Agustina Quinteros and Cecilia Benelli

• Quinteros won Miss Argentina in 2008 Agustina Quinteros

Music

• Mostly known for its tango

• Tango was developed in Buenos Aires

• Tango was formerly called milonga, which became popular around 1900

• Other popular genres in are folk, pop, and classical

Recreation

• Soccer is a nationally loved sport, played by most people in the country

• Tennis is also played by most people

• Families often vacation to Mar del Plata, where they can hike and mountain-climb

School

• Uses a 1-10 grade system instead of A, B, C, D, F

• Primary school covers grades 1-6 and is offered to children ages 6-14

• Wear white uniforms as a symbol of learning

Terrain

• North- Jungle• West- Mountains• South- Arctic• East- Ocean coastline• The Andes Mountains are

located on the western border

• Bordered by five countries (Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia)

Transportation

• Means of public transportation include bus, taxi, train, and subway

• Buenos Aires is the only Argentine city with a subway

• A high-speed railway is currently being constructed between Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Cordoba that reaches speeds up to 320 km/h

Weather• Varies depending on location• Since the southern part of

Argentina is so close to Antarctica, the temperature is consistently below freezing during the winter

• In the north, the temperature is usually in the 70s during the winter and over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months

Fall February – March

Winter May – July

Spring August – October

Summer November – January

Language

• Official language is Spanish

• Spanish and Italian are spoken by over 1,000,000 people in the country and German, Yiddish, and Quechua are spoken by over 200,000 people

• Over 40 languages are spoken in Argentina

Buenos Aires

• Capital and largest city• Established in 1536• Most inhabitants speak

Spanish• The first movie theater

was built in Buenos Aires in 1896

Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires

Landmarks

• There are many landmarks in Buenos Aires in the Plaza de Mayo

• Casa Rosada is the White House of Argentina

• May Pyramid commerates Argentina’s freedom