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Physical Features of South America
Information on South America
26 cards·by laurella
What is the fourth largest continent?
South America
What links South America to North America?
Isthmus of Panama
South America reaches father ___ than any other continent?
South
On the south South America is bound by what?
Cape Horn
On the west South America is bound by what?
Pacific Ocean
On the east South America is bound by what?
Caribbean Sea
On the north South America is bound by what?
Isthmus of Panama
What kind of coastline does South America have?
Regular
What group of islands lie in SW of South America?
Chonos
What large island lies at South America's extreme South?
Tierra del Fuego
What group of islands lie at the north-western shore of South America?
Galapagos Islands
What group of islands lie at the south-eastern shore of South America?
Falklands
How many well-defined physical regions does South America?
8
What is often reffered to as the Western Cordillera?
Andes
What is the highest point of the Andes mountains?
Mount Aconcagua
Where is Mount Aconcagua located?
Argentina
What lies between the Andes and the sea?
Pacific Coastlands
What is often referred to as Llanos, which means plains?
Orinoco Lowlands
What is the highest peak in the Guiana Highlands?
Mount Roraima
What is the highest peak in the Brazilian Highlands?
Pico de Bandeira
In the Parana- Paraguay Plains, what is 'the great ground'
Gran Chaco
What is south of the Gran Chaco?
Pampas of Argentina
What region of South America is in the southernmost part of the continent?
Patagonian Plateau
Tierra del Fuego is seperated from the mainland by what strait?
Magellan
What group of Islands W of Ecuador are noted for their plant and animal life?
Galapagos
What is South America
Warm