Venezuela

http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Venezuela/venezuela-map.jpg Mestizos Spain July 5, 1811 from Spain The population of Venezuela is 20.2 million people. It is 70% Mestizo, and the rest being either Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, and African. Only 2% of the population is pure-blooded Amerindian. 22.52 deaths/1,000 live births Spanish 93% Petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures.
 * 2. Native people.**
 * 3. Which European country(ies) colonized your country?**
 * 4. When did your country gain independence (if applicable)? From which country?**
 * 5. What is the current ethnic makeup of your country?**
 * 6. What is the infant mortality rate in your country?**
 * 7. What is the official language of your country?**
 * 8. What is the adult literacy rate for your country?**
 * 9. What are the main exports from your country?**

Look for your country's GNI per capita. GNI is the country's total income divided by the population, or an indication of the relative standard of living in that country. It does NOT give you an indication about how wealth is distributed among the population in that country. Compare your country's GNI per capita with that of the United States and add that to your wiki page. Please click on the WorldBank$2Day.pdf (or look at the copy in class) 11. What percentage of the population in your country lives on less than $1 a day? $2 a day? Add this data to your wiki page. 12. Look for a current events issue that is important in your assigned country. You may wish to look at the internation news source link or the Yahoo! News link where you can type your country's name into the search box.
 * $4,810 in Venezuela versus $43,740 in US**
 * 8.3% lives on less than $1 and 27.6% lives on less than $2 a day.**

Summarize (one paragraph in your own words) what a current issue is in this country. In another paragraph, analyze what impact this issue is having on the people in the country or region. (Yes, this sounds a lot like your summer reading assignment!)


 * Hugo Chavez, The president of Venezuela, has carried out some faithful steps to what he thinks will rebuild Venezuela. He believes he is right for the job in taken over from fidel castro. He says he will make sure that the Americans will not influence them in any way. In his recent election in 2006, he made more promises and had more direction to what he had in store for the up coming years. Along with the faith of his voters, they also give him credit for channeling the oil revenues to the poor. Some critics say that the Venezuelaian government lacks the dealing with the industrys. With there relations with Iran and Belarus, Venezuela has political tension with the United States.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/venezuela/index.html?inline=nyt-geo

Venezuela is planning to increase its weapons purchases from Russia, adding to the $4 billion that has been spent over the past two years. Russia is planning to build three weapons factories in the region and to sell military vehicles to Venezuela, including nine diesel powered submarines. It has been speculated that this is in anticipation of a possible sea blockade of petroleum exports. If the weapons find their way into the hands of citizens guerilla warfare could develop, endangering other countries. Brazil has stated that having a military power on the continent is a great danger to all the surrounding regions.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200711/INT20071107a.html

13. If you have finished all of the above, look for other environmental and health data from the Population Reference Bureau. Compare your country's data with that of the United States and add it to your wiki page. CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions per capita (per person): Number of vehicles per 1,000 people: Percentage of the population using adequate sanitation, rural areas: Percentage of underweight children, <5:**

=(History):**=

Columbus explored Venezuela on his voyage in 1498. A subsequent Spanish explorer gave this country its name. Its name meaning “little Venice”. Venezuela was one of the first colonies to revolt in 1810 and won their independence. Venezuela became republic in 1830. General Juan Vicente Gomez was a dictator from 1908 to 1935. Then Venezuela became a major oiling export. Some of there major trading partners were the U.S., Dominican Republic, Brazil, Columbia, and Mexico.