If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Argentina http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ar.html Geography question: The 40th parallel north runs through Denver, Colorado and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Where does the 40th parallel south transect Argentina? What does that suggest about the productivity of the land in most of the country? do those conditions suggest anything about the difficulties Argentine governments have had in managing the economy? Why or why not? Demographics question: What languages are common in Argentina? Hypothesize what affect the linguistic diversity (or its cause) could have on politics. Explain the reasoning upon which you built your hypothesis. Comparison question: How does Argentina’s GDP per capita compare to that of the USA? What does this suggest about Argentina’s quest to join the club of industrialized democracies? Why?