Geography Trails (South America)

Latitude of Ushuaia?

54.8*S, 68.3*W

How many cubic feet per second flows from the mouth of the Amazon river?

7,714,000 cu feet

What mountain chain is longets in the world?

Andes

The world's highest waterfall is located in a remote Venezuelan forest: what is its name and how far does it drop?

Angel Falls 3230 feet

Driest Desert in South America?

Atacama Desert

What two South American Countries are landlocked?

Bolivia and Paraguay

What is the name of the cape located on the southern tip of South America?

Cape Horn

What river delta is near the islandds of Trinidad and Tobango?

Delta Orinoco

What country is the world's leading export of banana's?

Ecuador

What type of climate covers most of the northern half of the continent?

Hot and wet

The lowest point in South America?

Lake del Carbon -105 meters

The highest point in South America?

Mt. Aconcagua 22,841 feet

What southeast city of Brazil is located near 23*S, 43*W?

Rio de Janerio

Hottest place?

Rivadavia 120*F

Coldest place in South America?

Sarmiento -27*F

Where is the pantigonia region?

South Argentina and Chile

What city in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, is the southernmost city in the world?

Ushuaia

What 7 countries does the Andes mountains pass through?

Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina

Bogota, Columbia's climate

subtropical highland