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Chapter: 09. South America

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South America is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ largest continent in the world.
fourth
South America is joined to North America by a narrow stretch of land called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Isthmus of Panama
The greater part of South America lies in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hemisphere.
southern
The continent of South America is triangular in shape, tapering to a point at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the south.
Cape Horn
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean borders South America in the west.
Pacific
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sea lies just north of South America.
Caribbean
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has the largest urban cable car system in the world, called Mi Teleférico.
La Paz
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s longest mountain chain.
Andes
The Amazon is the world’s largest river by volume and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longest river on Earth.
second
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the highest peak in South America.
Mt Aconcagua
The lowest point in South America is The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 40 m below sea level.
Valdes Peninsula
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longitude passes almost through the middle of South America.
60° W
South America comprises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ countries.
13
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ occupy more than half of South America’s area.
Brazil, Argentina
Most of Brazil is located to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Tropic of Capricorn.
north
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands belonging to Ecuador.
Galápagos
The Falkland Islands are also called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Malvinas
Tierra Del Fuego is separated from the mainland by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Strait of Magellan
The two main languages spoken in South America are Spanish and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Portuguese
The West Coastal Plains are located between the Andes and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Pacific Ocean
The hot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert lies in the west coastal region of north Chile and is the driest desert in the world.
Atacama
The Andes Mountains are a long stretch of high, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mountains.
young fold
The Uspallata Pass is one of the few _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Andean mountain chain.
gaps/breaks
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the second highest freshwater lake in the world, is found in the Andes.
Lake Titicaca
Mt Cotopaxi is the highest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volcano in the world.
active
In the north, the Orinoco Plains are referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
llanose
The Amazon Lowlands are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, a region of dense equatorial forests.
selvas
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
Amazon
The temperate grassy plains of Argentina are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
pampas
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Highlands form the Eastern Highlands.
Guiana, Brazilian
The highest waterfall in the world, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, is formed in the Guiana Highlands.
Angel Falls
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
Patagonian
Brazil’s official language is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because it was a colony of Portugal.
Portuguese
The Amazon River carries the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volume of water in the world.
largest
The La Plata River system is formed by the Paraguay, Parana and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rivers.
Uruguay
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is very important for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ deposits.
mineral oil
The Amazon Basin is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rainforest of the world.
largest
The Amazon forest is home to millions of species of plants, animals and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
insects
Illegal logging, oil and gas exploration, and rapid spread of ranching and farming are threatening the traditional way of life of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people in the Amazon Basin.
indigenous
The Amazon rainforest absorbs one fourth of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ absorbed by the entire earth surface.
carbon dioxide
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a 16th-century Italian merchant and explorer after whom the continents of North and South America are named.
Amerigo Vespucci
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate is mainly experienced in central Chile.
Mediterranean
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate has high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year, with no dry season.
Equatorial
The Patagonian Desert experiences a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ desert climate.
temperate
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current flows along the western coast and has a cooling and drying effect.
Peru
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are tropical grasslands known as llanose in Guyana.
Tropical Grasslands
The vegetation on the Andes includes temperate deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vegetation.
alpine
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
quebracho
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or equatorial forests are found in the selvas of the Amazon Basin.
rainforests
The selvas of the Amazon Basin are also called the ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ of the world.
lungs
The bark of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree yields quinine, a medicine used for treating malaria.
cinchona
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ palm tree yields wax used for making shoe polish and candles.
carnauba
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a lightweight wood obtained from forests.
Balsa
The leaves of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree are used to make a tea-like beverage.
Yerba mate
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s leading producer of copper.
Chile
The Atacama Desert is rich in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, important for making fertilizers.
nitrates
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is one of the leading countries in tin production in the world.
Bolivia
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is mined in Guyana and Suriname.
Bauxite
The latitudinal extent of South America is from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
12° N, 55° S
The area of South America is approximately _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ million sq. km.
17.80
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are British overseas territories off the coast of South America, and have internal self-governance.
Falkland
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mountains are also often referred to as the Andean Cordilleras.
Andes
The Eastern Highlands are separated by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River.
Amazon
The Amazon River system travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Brazil
The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the Amazon rainforest is now about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ less than it was in the 1990s.
one third
The main cause of deforestation in the Amazon is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to supply meat to countries such as China, the United States, and Europe.
cattle ranching
The destruction of the rainforest in Brazil dropped from about 20,000 sq. km per year in the late 1990s to about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sq. km per year in 2022.
5,000
In July, when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the hottest part of South America is in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
north
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bring winter rain to central Chile.
Westerlies
The Hot Desert Climate is mainly found in southern Peru and northern Chile in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert.
Atacama
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
quebracho
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are softwood trees found in southern Chile important for wood pulp.
Beech, Chilean pine
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