Map of South America.South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. is Earth's fourth-largest continent, with a land area of almost 7 million square miles. South America's longest river is also the world's second-longest. It flows eastward to the Atlantic and is navigable NAVIGABLE. Capable of being navigated. 2. In law, the term navigable is applied to the sea, to arms of the sea, and to rivers in which the tide flows and reflows. 5 Taunt. R. 705; S. C. Eng. Com. Law Rep. 240; 5 Pick. R. 199; Ang. Tide Wat. 62; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. for 2,300 miles. The area drained by this river and its tributaries comprises more than one third of the continent and receives so much rainfall that it has produced the world's largest tropical rain for est. Earth's longest mountain chain hugs the western edge of South America. Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, located in these mountains, is the Western Hemisphere's highest point (22,834 ft). Scientists are concerned that many mountain glaciers are melting due to global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . Others worry about the increasing deforestation deforestation Process of clearing forests. Rates of deforestation are particularly high in the tropics, where the poor quality of the soil has led to the practice of routine clear-cutting to make new soil available for agricultural use. of the rain forests. The population of South America is 358 million. 1. Identify the countries that fit these descriptions: (A) The continent's two landlocked countries: -- (B) The three countries with the longest coastlines: -- (C) The countries on the equator: -- (D) The countries that share a border with Argentina: -- (E) The country at 5[degrees]N, 75[degrees]W that has been plagued by civil war and powerful drug cartels: -- (F) The countries that share the Andes Mountains Andes Mountains Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north-south about 5,500 mi (8,900 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering Colombia. : -- (G) South America's two northernmost countries: --; and its two southernmost countries: -- 2. Locate and name the geographical features of South America that match these descriptions: (A) The island and the group of islands owned by the United Kingdom: -- (B) The two oceans and the sea that border South America: -- (C) The islands on the equator owned by Ecuador, which are famous for their giant turtles and iguanas: -- (D) The stormy, narrow body of water near South America's southern tip that links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans: -- (E) Rivers: it begins in southern Brazil: --; it flows across all of northern Brazil: --; Venezuela's major river: -- (F) South America's southernmost point of land: -- 3. Locate and identify each of these major cities and name the country. Underline the city if it is the country's capital. (A) 35[degrees]S, 56[degrees]W: --, -- (B) 31[degrees]S, 64[degrees]W: --, -- (C) 10[degrees]N, 67[degrees]W: --, -- (D) 0[degrees], 78[degrees]W: --, -- 4. If you traveled the continent along the 70[degrees]W meridian of longitude meridian of longitude: see longitude. , through which countries would you pass? -- 5. Is the city of Santiago, Chile Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile (Spanish: (helpinfo)), is the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). , at the same longitude as: Winnepeg, Quebec, or Halifax, Canada? -- 6. Calculate the distance (to the nearest 100 miles) if you flew from: (A) Quito, Ecuador, to Cordoba cor·do·ba n. See Table at currency. [American Spanish córdoba, after Francisco Fernández de Córdoba (1475?-1526?), Spanish explorer.] Noun 1. , Argentina: -- (B) Lima, Peru, to Asunci6n, Paraguay: -- 7. On the South America outline map, identify as many countries as you can. Use the Atlas map to check your answers. Answers 1. (A) Bolivia, Paraguay (B) Brazil, Argentina, Chile (C) Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil (D) Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay (E) Colombia (F) Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina (G) Colombia, Venezuela; Chile, Argentina 2. (A) South Georgia South Georgia, island, c.1,450 sq mi (3,760 sq km), S Atlantic Ocean, c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) E of Cape Horn. A dependency of the Falkland Islands from 1908 to 1985 (along with the South Sandwich Islands, a group of nine small, volcanic islets c. Island and Falkland Islands (B) Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Caribbean Sea (C) Galapagos Islands (D) Strait of Magellan Noun 1. Strait of Magellan - the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built (E) Parana River; Amazon River; Orinoco River (F) Cape Horn 3. (A) Montevideo, Uruguay (B) Cordoba, Argentina (C) Caracas, Venezuela (D) Quito, Ecuador 4. Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina 5. Quebec 6. (A) 2,400 miles (B) 1,600 miles |
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