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 country's major rivers include the Colorado, Negro, Paraguay, Parana, Salado and Uruguay. Together the Parana and Uruguay Rivers form the Rio de la Plata, which flows past Buenos Aires into the Atlantic Ocean. Argentina's rainforest area, called Mesopotamia, covers the country's northeast. Like its namesake in Asia, Argentina's Mesopotamia lies between two rivers that make the land quite fertile. Hot and humid jungles, swamps and grasslands arise from the rich soil. Lying along this region's northern border are the Iguazu Falls.