Argentina Map
Argentina is the second largest country in the South American continent. It is also the eighth largest country in the world, and covers an area of 2.8 million sq. km. Argentina is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north and by Uruguay and Brazil on the east. The northern area is the swampy and partly wooded Gran Chaco, bordering Bolivia and Paraguay. South of that are the rolling, fertile Pampas, which are rich in agriculture and sheep- and cattle-grazing and support most of the population. Further south is Patagonia, a region of cool, arid steppes with some wooded and fertile sections. Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in Argentina. The transportation system, which is much improved in Argentina as compared to other Latin American lands, will take you to the most spectacular places in the country.
Argentina Political Map
A political map is a map that shows lines defining countries,
states or territories. It also makes a deliberate political statement about
which areas of the earth belong to a country or state. Argentina political map shows important locations,
neighboring countries, oceans, rivers, seas, bays and canals of Argentina. The neighboring countries
of Argentina, which are Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile, have been marked on the Map of
Argentina The South Atlantic Ocean is shown with blue color on the Argentina Political Map.
The provincial and the international boundaries are marked on the map. Malvinas Island
lies to the southeast of Argentina.
Physical Map of Argentina
Physical maps are utilized to depict the physical features like various landforms
and water bodies present on the earth's surface. Apart from political borders, major
cities and significant water bodies a world physical map depicts various landforms like mountains,
deserts and plains. Colors play an important role and are used dramatically to distinguish landforms
and elevations depicted on the map. Argentina's terrain consists of plains (the Pampas),
flat to rolling plateau (Patagonia) and rugged mountains (the Andes). Major rivers are the Parana,
Paraguay and Uruguay rivers. Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest mountain in the Southern
Hemisphere and on the South American continent as well.
Uses of Maps
• Maps will help people find their way from one place to another.
• It will have symbols and other information to help make it easier to understand.
• Maps are cheaper and easier to use.
• They are designed to show smaller areas in grater detail than a globe.
• The most basic uses of maps is to help you find specific places.
• The language of a map is really quite simple.
• Maps will tell us the right direction.
• Maps help the reader understand organization.
