SOUTH AMERICA: LINKS FOR EXERCISE #2

  
 PART I: POPULATION 

	Population Reference Bureau; see especially
	  Gender, Health, and Development in the Americas 2003, a 12-page document;
	  Latin America and the Caribbean Country Profiles, a 64-page pdf document, and
	  Population Dynamics in Latin America, a [39-pp pdf] report by Jorge Brea.

	US Census's International Data Base, a site that allows country-by-country
	  searches for statistics such as birth and death rates and other demographic data;
	  see especially Summary Demographic Data and Countries Ranked by Total Population.

	The US Census site Population Estimates will provide comparable population
	  statistics for the United States and for California.  Results from 1850?
	  see www.census.gov/dmd/www/resapport/states/unitedstates.pdf for the USA
	  and www.census.gov/dmd/www/resapport/states/california.pdf for California.

	The U.S. Census Bureau also provides estimates and projections:
	  Go to Population Estimates, then click on the "Popular Tables" list;
	  the first table, "Annual Population Estimates: 2000 to 2003," will provide
	  useful demographic data for comparisons.

  
 PART II: LANGUAGES 

	Visit the Ethnologue, Languages of the World website for statistics and maps.

  
 PART III: RELIGIONS 

	Begin with data for continents/regions at Worldwide Adherents (1995).	
	Then look at the detailed rankings and numbers provided by Adherents websites:
	  Roman Catholics	  Hindus
	  Jews			  Latter-Day Saints
	And explore individual Countries through Adherents links as well.

  
 PART IV: MINING 

	The U.S. Geological Survey is a fine place to start whether you're looking for
	  Individual South American Countries or for Individual Mineral Commodities.

  
 PART V: AGRICULTURE 

	For present-day crop statistics see the FAO's World Census of Agriculture.

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