Ch. 6 Notes South America: Physical Geography

Plateau a large raised area of mostly level land

Amazon River a long river in northern S. America

Rain forest a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year round

Pampas flat grasslands in S. AmericaTributary a river or stream that flows into a

larger riverIsthmus a strip of land with water on both

sides that joins two larger bodies of land

Vocabulary

La Paz, BoliviaHighest airport called

ftPart of Latin America

Which includes: __________,_____________,____________Joined to Central America by an isthmus

12 independent countries: French Guiana and Falkland

Islands governed by European nations

Where is South America?

Three land regions:___________, _________, ____________

Where is South America?

Stretch 5,500 miles (8,900 km)Longest mountain range above sea levelFarm in valleys and plateausFarmers raise animals for___________, ___________Crops: like?Dry desert = lemons

Volcanoes . . .

Andes Mountains

Begin at Eastern edge of Andes through middle of continent

Amazon River Basin (Northern)Northern part of Central PlainsLargest tropical rain forest Covers 1/3 of continent

Pampas (Southern)Stretch through Argentina, Uruguay,

ParaguayIdeal for crops: _____, _______, ______Similar to Great Plains

The Central Plains