Geo - Latin America

Question 0

Llanos

Answer 0

grassy, treeless areas used for livestock grazing and farming

Question 1

Andes Mountains

Answer 1

South American continent are part of a chain of mountain ranges that run through the western portion of North, Central, and South America

Question 2

Cerrado

Answer 2

savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming

Question 3

Pampas

Answer 3

areas of grasslands and rich soil. Pampas are found in northern Argentina and Uruguay

Question 4

Orinoco River

Answer 4

winds through the northern part of the continent, mainly in Venezuela. It flows more than 1,500 miles, partly along the Colombia-Venezuela border, to the Atlantic. The Orinoco River basin drains the interior lands of both Venezuela and Colombia. Some of theareas drained by the Orinoco are home to the fewremaining Native American peoples, such as theYanomamo.

Question 5

Amazon River

Answer 5

flows about 4,000 miles from west to east, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. Its branches start in the Andes Mountains of South America, close to the Pacific. Yet it flows eastward across the central lowlands toward the Atlantic. The Amazon River is fed by over 1,000 tributaries, some of which are large rivers in themselves. The Amazon carries more water to the ocean than any other river in the world. In fact, it carries more water to the ocean than the next seven largest rivers of the world combined

Question 6

Paraná River

Answer 6

has its origins in the highlands of southern Brazil. It travels about 3,000 miles south and west through Paraguay and Argentina, where it is fed by several rivers, and then turns eastward. The last stretch of the river, where it turns into an estuary of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers between Argentina and Uruguay, is called the Río de la Plata. An estuary is the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides