SOUTH AMERICA

ANDES MOUNATINS

• Located in the western coast of South America.

COUNTRIES

• Countries that have have a part of the Andes mountains in them are Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• The climate gets colder the higher you go in the Andes mountains
• The climate zones are the Tierra Helada, Tierra Fria, Tierra Templada, and the Tierra Caliente.
• Each zone has its own livestock and vegetation.
• Tierra Caliente has a tropical climate with bananas and sugar. Tierra Templada has a mild climate with coffee corn wheat. Tierra Fria has a cold climate along with barley and potatoes. Tierra Helada is a barren land where livestock grazing is performed

FACTS

• It's among the worlds longest mountain ranges.
• It encompasses volcanoes, glaciers, grasslands, deserts, lakes, and forests.
• They also shelter pre-columbian archaeological sites and wildlife.

ATACAMA DESERT

• Lies in the pacific west of the Andes mountains.

COUNTRIES

• Countries inside of the Atacama desert are Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• The Atacama desert is a cold desert varying between 0 to 25 degrees Celsius.
• The Atacama is believed to be one of the driest places on earth with rain rarely coming.
• Some cacti, perineals, and mesquite are in the areas where rain sometimes falls.

FACTS

• It extends 1600 kilometers and is 180 kilometers at its widest.
• Bacteria are even scarce in the desert.
• Some of the mountains in the area are able to intercept the clouds.

PAMPAS

• The pampas are located on the south eastern area of South America bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

COUNTRIES

• Countries that are part of the pampas are Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• The average temperature is 12.2 degrees Celsius.
• The climate is temperate and warm.
• Rainfall averages 607 mm
• The natural vegetation of the area is grasslands and xeric woodlands.

FACTS

• The pampas comprises Argentinas most populous region.
• Cattle and horses were introduced in the 19th century.
• The region apears almost perfectly flat.