Landforms of South America
Pacific Ocean
A large body of water WEST of the Americas
Atacama Desert
A virtually rainless plateau made up of salt basins, sand, and lava flows, extending from the Andes Mountains to the Pacific Ocean in Chile.
Pampas (lowlands)
Argentina's most densely populated area. The Patagonia region and Tierra del Fuego are both south of this area.
Neblina Peak
Highest Mountain Peak in Brazil
Bolivia and Peru
Lake Titicaca located on border of which two South American countries?
Angel Falls
Located in Venezuela, name the tallest waterfall in world
Falkland Islands
Located off Argentina's coast, these islands were part of 1982 dispute between Great Britain and Argentina
Orinoco River
Mostly flowing through Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia, this river is one of the longest South American rivers. Its drainage basin is sometimes known as the Orinoquia. It is the third largest river in the world by volume
Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil
Name six countries into which Amazon River extends
Galapagos Islands
Set of islands (archipelago) off the West Coast of South America, famous for its rare species of birds and giant tortoises
Machu Picchu
The Incan civilization's ruins are found where in Peru?
Atlantic Ocean
The large body of water that lies to the EAST of South America
Rio de la Plata River
The widest estuary in the world, what is the name of the river on which Monteviedo, Uraguay and Buenar Aires, Argentina are located?
Andes Mountains
The world's largest mountain range, forming a continuous chain along the western coast of South America. The range is 4,400 miles long.
Guiana Highlands
What is the name for the 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast
Colca Canyon
What river canyon in southern Peru is famed as one of the world's deepest, is a well-known trekking destination, and a habitat for the giant Andean condor
Ecuador
Which country do the Galapagos Islands belong?
Patagonia
a region encompassing the vast southernmost tip of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile, with the Andes Mountains as its dividing line
Los Llanos
a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America, whose southeastern border is the Orinoco River
The Equator
an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth between the South and North Poles
Tierra del Fuego
archipelago off southernmost tip of South America across from the Strait of Magellan
Lake Titicaca
located on border of Bolivia and Peru, this lake is also widely recognized as the highest navigable lake in the world
Torres del Paine
mountains, glaciers, lakes, rivers in the Patagonian region of Chile
Strait of Magellan
narrow body of water at the tip of South America that connects Atlantic & Pacific Oceans
Iguazu Falls
the natural border between Argentina and Brazil
Amazon River
the world's largest river by VOLUME, flows east from the Andes Mountains into the Atlantic Ocean
