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GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA BY
KRISTINE HIRSCHMANN
INTRODUCTION
South America is divided into many
countries and regions.
The climate is tropical in the sou
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA
South America is the world’s fourth
largest continent
South America lies just below the
continent of North America
South America is very wide in the north.
It narrows to a point in the south.
THE ANDES
The Andes mountain range is one of
South America’s key features
The Andes range was created when two
of Earth’s plates collided and pushed
land upward
The Andes are so tall they can be seen
easily from space.
THE AMAZON BASIN
The amazon contains more water than
any other river on earth.
Streams that run down from the Andes
mountains create the Amazon River.
The Amazon River is the world’s second
largest River.
THE PLAINS
The biggest plain is the pampas in the
southeast.
South America plains as well as
mountains and rivers.
The Atacama is the driest place on
earth.
ONE CONTINENT, MANY
CULTURES
South America has many different
cultures because people settled down,
they felt no need to cross mountains and
other natural barriers.
MA
The continent largest city is San Paulo,
Brazil with about 19 million residents.
CITY LOCATIONS
Most large South America cities lie near
coast or rivers.
LIFE IN THE ANDES