Area: 27, 66,890 sq. km
Latitude: 22˚ - 55˚ S
Population: 36, 1 million
Longitude: 53˚40’ - 73˚ 30’ W
Capital: Buenos Aires.
· Situation: second largest South American country after Brazil, occupies most of the continent below the tropic of Capricorn and east of the Andes.
· Sheep rearing is most important in the drier part of Argentina including the whole of Patagonia and Tierra Del forego, leading wheat predicting region of the world.
BUENOS AIRES
· Capital of Argentina is the largest city.
· Grew into a major city due to commercial grazing.
ROSARIO
· An important town of wheat crescent.
· Forms a conurbation with Buenos Aires.
· Rosario and Buenos Aires have well developed slaughter houses or FRIGORIFICOS.
BAHIA BLANCA
· From Rosario to Bahia Blanca, form wheat crescents of Pampas.
MENDOZA
