Geography: Central and South America
Amazon River
In South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, and according to some experts, the longest in length.
Lesser Antilles
Include the smaller islands of the Caribbean and are divided up into the Windward Islands and Leeward Islands.
Atacama Desert
Is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
Galapagos Islands
Is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It's considered one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing.
Panama Canal
Is an artificial 48-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
Amazon Basin
Is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.
Jamaica
Kingston
Nicaragua
Managua
Mexico
Mexico City
Uruguay
Montivideo
Bahamas
Nassau
Panama
Panama City
Suriname
Paramaribo
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Brazilian Highlands
Portuguese Plan alto Central , eroded plateau region of central and southeastern Brazil.
Ecuador
Quito
Costa Rica
San Jose
El Salvador
San Salvador
Chile
Santiago
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Yucatan Peninsula
Separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala.
Bolivia
Sucre
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Patagonia
A region in S South America, in S Argentina and S Chile, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic.
Strait of Magellan
Also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.
Falkland Islands (British Territory)
Are a remote South Atlantic archipelago. With rugged terrain and cliff-lined coasts, its hundreds of islands and islets are home to sheep farms and abundant birdlife.
Andes Mountains
Are the longest and one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. They are located in South America and stretch 4,500 miles from north to south, along the west coast of the continent.
Paraguay
Asuncion
Belize
Belmopan
Columbia
Bogota
Brazil
Brasilla
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Peru
Callao
Venezuela
Caracus
Guyana + French Guiana
Georgetown
Greater Antilles
Grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea: Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands.
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Cuba
Havana