SOUTH AMERICA PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

THE ANDES MOUNTAINS

The Andes mountains are found on the western edge of South America, from Venezuela all the way along chile to South America's Southern tip (about 9000 km in all.)

THE COUNTRIES INCLUDED

• Ecuador
• Peru
• Bolivia

Climate and vegetation

Climate changes with elevation: near the equator, the climate at the lowest elevations is tropical. Midway is more temperate or mild climate.

At elevations over 15,000 feet you would encounter extremely low temperatures and icy winds.

VEGETATION

• Polylepis
• Wild potatoes
• Cactus

FACTS...

• The Amazon river flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean
• The distance of the Andes is about 5,500 mi long

AMAZON RAINFOREST

Where..
The Basin is 2.7 million square miles while the Amazon covers 2.1 million square miles of it.

COUNTRIES INCLUDED

• Brazil
• Peru
• Columbia

Climate
The climate is typically a tropical climate, also known as equatorial climate, found approximately 12 degrees to the north and south of the equator.

VEGETATION

• Epiphytes
• Bromeliads
• Palms
• Vines

Facts
The Amazon rainforest is also known in English as Amazonia or tha Amazon jungle. It is also a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon basin and South America.

THE PAMPAS

Where....
The Pampas of South America are a grassland biome. They are flat, fertile plains that covers an area of 300,000 sq. miles or 777,000 square kilometers, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Andes Mountains. It is found primarily in Argentina and extends into Uruguay.

COUNTRIES INCLUDED

• Argentina
• Southern Brazil

Climate
The average
Climate is mid
Latitude

VEGETATION

• Cottails
• Lillies
• Reeds

Facts
The pampas are fertile South American lowlands. The pampas are found in Argentina. They also extend into uruguay

BY: NYA