The Physical Geography Of South America
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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The
Physical
Geography
Of
SOUTH AMERICA
Created by Mariah Agrippa
THE ANDES MOUNTAINS
LOCATION
The Andes Mountains are located in South America, running north to south along the western coast of the continent.
Photo by Rietje Swart
COUNTRIES INCLUDED
The mountain range is part of seven countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela .
Photo by orkybash
THE CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
The Andes Mountains have 4 Climate Zones.
Tierra helade(frozen land) above 10000 feet.The livestock there are sheep and llamas.
Tierra fria(cold land) 6,000 to 10000 feet.Some crops are wheat ,apples ,potatoes and barley.Tiera templada(temperate land)3,000-6,000 feet
Crops:corn,cotton,coffee,citrus,fruits
Tierra clientele
Sea level - 3,000 ft
The crops are bananas,sugar cane,rice
Photo by FredericRivollier
FUN FACTS
The Andes were the home of one of the greatest civilization in the New World,the Inca Empire.
Most of the Andes are volcanic mountains
The Andes contains 3 main regions.The Northern,Central and Southern.
Photo by Luigi_Alesi
THE AMAZON RIVER
LOCATION
The Amazon River starts at the North West of South America and ends in North East to the Atlantic Ocean.
COUNTRIES INCLUDED
The Amazon River is located in South America. It runs through Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
Climate and Vegetation
Warm and wet
The range of plants found in the Amazon rivers varies from inconspicuous flowering aquatics to floating rafts of grasses and climbing epiphytic vines. Examples of such grasses include aquatic Paspalum species and semiaquatic bamboos growing along the river banks.
FUN FACTS
There are over 3000 known species of fish that live in the Amazon River, with more constantly being discovered.
The Amazon River is also home to the piranha, a meat eating type of fish!.
Photo by helixblue
THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST
LARGEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST IN THE WORLD
