Assorted References. 1  major reference (in World War I: The Western Front, 1916) 2  history of Europe (in 20th-century international relations: Efforts to break the stalemate) 3  setting at Verdun (in Verdun) 4  significance of First Battle of the Somme (in First Battle of the Somme) 5  use of Big Berthas (in Big Bertha)
Map. Argentina, meaning land of silver, is a rich and vast landâsecond largest (after Brazil) in South America and eighth largest in the world. Its heartland is a broad grassy plain known as the Pampas (pronounced PAHM-pahs).Here Argentina's gaucho, like the U.S. cowboy, has galloped into the country's folklore.The Spanish first arrived around 1516, and Argentina gained independence in 1816.ap. Argentina, meaning land of silver, is a rich and vast landâsecond largest (after Brazil) in South America and eighth largest in the world. Its heartland is a broad grassy plain known as the Pampas (pronounced PAHM-pahs).
The region known as Patagonia is claimed by both Chile and Argentina and there are no set legal boundaries. In Argentina it is agreed that Patagonia contains the territory south of the Rio Colorado, including the provinces of Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego. Chilean Patagonias boundaries are more difficult to define as it is not an official region. However, the two Chilean Regions (elsewhere called states) XI (Aisen) and XII (Magallanes) would be considered as part.