Geography

The map of Venezuela: media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Venezuela&sll=-17.644022,-51.328125&sspn=42.564867,78.837891&safe=active&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Venezuela&t=h&ll=6.424484,-66.599121&spn=10.466245,14.0625&z=6&output=embed" height="456" width="602"

Venezuela is found in northern South America. It borders the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Colombia and Guyana are two countries that neighbor Venezuela. Today, Venezuela is slightly larger than twice the size of California. Not only is Venezuela and California similar in size, but they also have similar climates. Venezuela is a tropical climate being hot and humid. The temperature differs from the highlands, mountains, lowlands, and the central plains. There are also many resources found in Venezuela including petroleum, natural gas, iron, gold, bauxite, hydropower, and diamond.

The map of Brazil: media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=brazil&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.094886,78.837891&safe=active&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Brazil&t=h&ll=-14.264383,-51.943359&spn=40.096049,56.25&z=4&output=embed" height="451" width="608"

Brazil is found in the east of South America. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and is slightly smaller than our very own country the United States. The climate in Brazil is mostly tropical but in the south it can be temperate. The terrain is said to be flat to rolling lowlands but other than that there are plains, hills, and mountains. Resources that can be found here include bauxite, gold, iron, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, and timber.

Geography Q and A's: How does geography influence human actions? Human actions are determined by the geography. The shape of the land effects the ability of what humans can do. Why do people trade and migrate? You may not think so, but trade and migration is heavily depended on geography. We use many waterways in order to trade and migration is just finding an area with a comfortable temperature or landforms. Are some places better to live in than others? Some people prefer to live in different places depending on the temperature and landforms, but that is mostly a personal reason. Many people enjoy living on the beach or mountains.