THE ANDES MOUNTAINS

LOCATION

• It runs north to south along the western coast of the continent.
• Latitude: 10 degrees north to 57 degrees south
• Longitude: 70 degrees west to 80 degrees east.

COUNTRIES INCLUDED

• The Andes runs through Venezuela, Colombia, Eucador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
• It runs the whole length of South America.

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• The Andes Mountains have a high snow line in Peru and northern Chile reaching and altitude of over 19,000 feet.
• All of the mountains are classified as H (highland climate; temperature decreases with increasing climate)

AMAZON RIVER

LOCATION

• -2.150237 degrees north
• -54.93687 degrees east
• About 4,000 miles long!!

COUNTRIES INCLUDED

• Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Eucador, and Venezuela.
• The origin is in the Peruvian Andes

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• Hot and wet all year round.
• The average temp. is 78 degrees Fahrenheit

LLANOS

LOCATION

• Orinoco River Basin
• 3 degrees to 10 degrees north latitude
• 62 degrees to 74 degrees west

COUNTRIES INCLUDED

• Colombia and Venezuela
• 1,200 to 1,300 (km) long

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• 95% of precipitation falls between April and November
• Less than 50 mm of rain falls between December and April