This was the presentation given by Group 4 on the country of Venezuela

1. VENEZUELA Nick Beckius Mathew Penner Devin Dauel Amy Lester

2. GEOGRAPHY la geographía

4. Maracaibo Lowlands

5. Llanos – Plains

7. 66% of population, 12% of land area

8. CaracasVenezuelan Highlands

10. Lake Maracaibo

11. 75 miles long, 100 miles wide

12. Shallow freshwater

13. Maracaibo

15. 33% of land area, 9% of population

16. Harsh landscape and climate Llanos

18. Nearly half of land area

19. Covered in “tepuys” – ancient sandstone rock formations

20. La Gran Sabana, located in Canaima National ParkGuayana Highlands

22. Tepuy – unique to SE Venezuela

23. Highest Tepuy – Mt. Roraima

24. 8,858 ft

26. Auyantepuy – Angel Falls

27. first discovered 1927

28. highest waterfall in the world

29. 2,421 ftLa Gran Sabana - West

30. Angel Falls

31. PEOPLE la gente

33. Life expectancy of males - 71 years for males,

34. Of females - 77 years

36. 93% of the population lives in the city

38. Christopher Columbus discovered Venezuela, and a couple of years later Spaniards settled in Venezuela.

39. Ethnic groups that make up the Venezuelan population

40. Spanish,

41. Italian,

42. Portuguese,

43. Arab,

44. German,

45. African,

47. Protestant – 2%

49. GDP numbers

51. Venezuela is a Federal Republic consisting of three branches POLITICAL STRUCTURE

53. 62.9% of vote

54. Both Chief of State and Head of Government

56. Unicameral

57. 167 members, elected every five years

59. 32 justices, appointed by National Assembly

60. Each serves single 12-year term

64. Justice First

65. Movement for SocialismPolitical Parties

67. Increasing restrictions on freedom of the press

68. Consolidation of power in executive branch

69. Refusal to renew licenses of TV stations supporting opposition

70. Prison sentence of 6-30 months for insulting President

72. Critics allege government involvement in narcotics trafficking

73. Ranked 162nd out of 179 countries in “Corruptions Perception” index for 2007 – Transparency International

74. Government controls almost all aspects of economy. Inflation averages 17.2% between 2005-07.