A Physical Map: South America (Week 14)

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archipelago

A group of islands

six

How many rivers are labeled on the map?

Andes Mountains

Name the longest mountain range in South America and in the world.

Pampas grasslands and Andes Mountains

The Patagonia Desert is located between which two landforms?

Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage

The Tierra del Fuego is located between which two waterways?

22, 831 feet

What is the elevation of Mount Aconcagua?

-131 feet

What is the elevation of the Valdez Peninsula?

Mount Aconcagua

What is the highest mountain in South America?

Amazon River

What is the longest river in South America?

Valdez Peninsula

Where is the lowest elevation found?

Patagonia

Which desert covers more land area in South America?

Orinoco River

Which river in South America flows into the Caribbean Sea?

Madeira and Tapajos Rivers

Which two rivers are tributaries of the Amazon River?

mountain range

a group or chain of mountains

physical map

a map that shows natural landforms and water on Earth's surface

strait

a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water

cape

a point of a land that extends into a sea or an ocean

tributary

a small stream or river that flows into a larger one

passage

another name for a channel, or a body of water joining two larger bodies of water

elevation

height of the land above sea level

basin

land drained by a river


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