Lesson 16: Hydropower on the Amazon
March 27, 2017
Mon, Mar 27
Review:
Presentation:
- Geography of South America
- Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
- Capitals/Key Cities: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Bogota, Quito, Lima, Caracas
- Landmarks: Andes Mountains, Amazon River and Rain Forest, Patagonia
- Natural Resource Extraction in South America
- Resource Extraction from Conquistadors to Chevron
- Damming, Drilling and Mining
- Impacts on indigenous communities
- Economy of Brazil
- Hydropower on the Amazon
- Hydropower Basics
- Belo Monte Dam – Economist article
- Damocracy
Assignment:
- Read the Economist article about Belo Monte