Skip to content
Gallery
6th Grade - ICSE
6th Grade
Share
Explore
Practice Sheets

icon picker
Fill in the Blanks

Prepared by: learnloophq@gmail.com
Last edited 42 days ago by Learn LoopHQ.
Answer key

Chapter: 09. South America

⁠

Fill in the Blanks

The Amazon is the world’s largest river by volume and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longest river on Earth.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Highlands form the Eastern Highlands.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s longest mountain chain.
The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the Amazon rainforest is now about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ less than it was in the 1990s.
The continent of South America is triangular in shape, tapering to a point at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the south.
The Amazon Lowlands are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, a region of dense equatorial forests.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current flows along the western coast and has a cooling and drying effect.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is mined in Guyana and Suriname.
The latitudinal extent of South America is from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sea lies just north of South America.
The Hot Desert Climate is mainly found in southern Peru and northern Chile in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate has high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year, with no dry season.
South America is joined to North America by a narrow stretch of land called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are tropical grasslands known as llanose in Guyana.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the highest peak in South America.
The Amazon River carries the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volume of water in the world.
The bark of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree yields quinine, a medicine used for treating malaria.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mountains are also often referred to as the Andean Cordilleras.
The lowest point in South America is The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 40 m below sea level.
The Eastern Highlands are separated by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate is mainly experienced in central Chile.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
The Hot Desert Climate is mainly found in southern Peru and northern Chile in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert.
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is very important for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ deposits.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ palm tree yields wax used for making shoe polish and candles.
The Amazon River system travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longitude passes almost through the middle of South America.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are British overseas territories off the coast of South America, and have internal self-governance.
The Amazon Basin is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rainforest of the world.
The Amazon forest is home to millions of species of plants, animals and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The main cause of deforestation in the Amazon is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to supply meat to countries such as China, the United States, and Europe.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean borders South America in the west.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a lightweight wood obtained from forests.
The Uspallata Pass is one of the few _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Andean mountain chain.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate is mainly experienced in central Chile.
South America is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ largest continent in the world.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are tropical grasslands known as llanose in Guyana.
Mt Cotopaxi is the highest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volcano in the world.
The area of South America is approximately _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ million sq. km.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands belonging to Ecuador.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ occupy more than half of South America’s area.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s leading producer of copper.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
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.
The Patagonian Desert experiences a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ desert climate.
The two main languages spoken in South America are Spanish and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
In July, when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the hottest part of South America is in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The greater part of South America lies in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hemisphere.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longitude passes almost through the middle of South America.
The selvas of the Amazon Basin are also called the ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ of the world.
The hot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert lies in the west coastal region of north Chile and is the driest desert in the world.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are softwood trees found in southern Chile important for wood pulp.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a lightweight wood obtained from forests.
Tierra Del Fuego is separated from the mainland by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The Amazon River carries the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volume of water in the world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has the largest urban cable car system in the world, called Mi Teleférico.
The Amazon Basin is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rainforest of the world.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are tropical grasslands known as llanose in Guyana.
The highest waterfall in the world, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, is formed in the Guiana Highlands.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is one of the leading countries in tin production in the world.
The Latitudinal extent of South America is from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current flows along the western coast and has a cooling and drying effect.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are British overseas territories off the coast of South America, and have internal self-governance.
The Amazon River system travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The bark of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree yields quinine, a medicine used for treating malaria.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s longest mountain chain.
In the north, the Orinoco Plains are referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The vegetation on the Andes includes temperate deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vegetation.
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is very important for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ deposits.
The Hot Desert Climate is mainly found in southern Peru and northern Chile in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert.
The Amazon Lowlands are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, a region of dense equatorial forests.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Highlands form the Eastern Highlands.
South America comprises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ countries.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sea lies just north of South America.
The Latitudinal extent of South America is from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mountains are also often referred to as the Andean Cordilleras.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ palm tree yields wax used for making shoe polish and candles.
The Uspallata Pass is one of the few _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Andean mountain chain.
The Amazon forest is home to millions of species of plants, animals and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate has high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year, with no dry season.
The lowest point in South America is The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 40 m below sea level.
The La Plata River system is formed by the Paraguay, Parana and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rivers.
The highest waterfall in the world, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, is formed in the Guiana Highlands.
The Eastern Highlands are separated by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River.
The Falkland Islands are also called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
In July, when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the hottest part of South America is in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The Amazon is the world’s largest river by volume and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longest river on Earth.
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.
The continent of South America is triangular in shape, tapering to a point at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the south.
The hot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert lies in the west coastal region of north Chile and is the driest desert in the world.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean borders South America in the west.
The Amazon Basin is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rainforest of the world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ occupy more than half of South America’s area.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are softwood trees found in southern Chile important for wood pulp.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
The Patagonian Desert experiences a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ desert climate.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current flows along the western coast and has a cooling and drying effect.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands belonging to Ecuador.
The West Coastal Plains are located between the Andes and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The two main languages spoken in South America are Spanish and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s longest mountain chain.
The temperate grassy plains of Argentina are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Brazil’s official language is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because it was a colony of Portugal.
The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the Amazon rainforest is now about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ less than it was in the 1990s.
The La Plata River system is formed by the Paraguay, Parana and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rivers.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bring winter rain to central Chile.
The area of South America is approximately _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ million sq. km.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate is mainly experienced in central Chile.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longitude passes almost through the middle of South America.
The lowest point in South America is The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 40 m below sea level.
Most of Brazil is located to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Tropic of Capricorn.
The Amazon River carries the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volume of water in the world.
The Amazon forest is home to millions of species of plants, animals and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
In the north, the Orinoco Plains are referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a 16th-century Italian merchant and explorer after whom the continents of North and South America are named.
The Eastern Highlands are separated by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River.
The vegetation on the Andes includes temperate deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vegetation.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
The Hot Desert Climate is mainly found in southern Peru and northern Chile in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert.
The temperate grassy plains of Argentina are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a lightweight wood obtained from forests.
The two main languages spoken in South America are Spanish and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the highest peak in South America.
The Amazon Lowlands are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, a region of dense equatorial forests.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mountains are also often referred to as the Andean Cordilleras.
The highest waterfall in the world, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, is formed in the Guiana Highlands.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands belonging to Ecuador.
The La Plata River system is formed by the Paraguay, Parana and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rivers.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are softwood trees found in southern Chile important for wood pulp.
Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is very important for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ deposits.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ palm tree yields wax used for making shoe polish and candles.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are British overseas territories off the coast of South America, and have internal self-governance.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate has high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year, with no dry season.
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.
The area of South America is approximately _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ million sq. km.
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.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Highlands form the Eastern Highlands.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is mined in Guyana and Suriname.
In July, when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the hottest part of South America is in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
South America comprises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ countries.
Tierra Del Fuego is separated from the mainland by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The Amazon rainforest absorbs one fourth of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ absorbed by the entire earth surface.
The selvas of the Amazon Basin are also called the ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ of the world.
Brazil’s official language is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because it was a colony of Portugal.
The Latitudinal extent of South America is from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The greater part of South America lies in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hemisphere.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current flows along the western coast and has a cooling and drying effect.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
The Patagonian Desert experiences a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ desert climate.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
The vegetation on the Andes includes temperate deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vegetation.
The Amazon River system travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The bark of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree yields quinine, a medicine used for treating malaria.
The hot _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert lies in the west coastal region of north Chile and is the driest desert in the world.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are softwood trees found in southern Chile important for wood pulp.
The temperate grassy plains of Argentina are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ocean borders South America in the west.
The West Coastal Plains are located between the Andes and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate has high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year, with no dry season.
Most of Brazil is located to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Tropic of Capricorn.
The Amazon forest is home to millions of species of plants, animals and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The highest waterfall in the world, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, is formed in the Guiana Highlands.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ occupy more than half of South America’s area.
The Amazon Basin is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rainforest of the world.
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.
The two main languages spoken in South America are Spanish and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
South America comprises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ countries.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands belonging to Ecuador.
The Uspallata Pass is one of the few _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Andean mountain chain.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate is mainly experienced in central Chile.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Highlands form the Eastern Highlands.
The La Plata River system is formed by the Paraguay, Parana and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rivers.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ palm tree yields wax used for making shoe polish and candles.
The main cause of deforestation in the Amazon is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to supply meat to countries such as China, the United States, and Europe.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longitude passes almost through the middle of South America.
In the north, the Orinoco Plains are referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Desert is a cold desert in Argentina between 40°S and 50°S.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are tropical grasslands known as llanose in Guyana.
The selvas of the Amazon Basin are also called the ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ of the world.
The Falkland Islands are also called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has the largest urban cable car system in the world, called Mi Teleférico.
The Amazon is the world’s largest river by volume and the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ longest river on Earth.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the world’s longest mountain chain.
The vegetation on the Andes includes temperate deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vegetation.
Mt Cotopaxi is the highest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ volcano in the world.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tree is a hardwood tree and a source of tannic acid used in leather tanning.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a lightweight wood obtained from forests.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ islands are British overseas territories off the coast of South America, and have internal self-governance.
The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the Amazon rainforest is now about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ less than it was in the 1990s.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current flows along the western coast and has a cooling and drying effect.
Want to print your doc?
This is not the way.
Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut (
CtrlP
) instead.