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Published on Nov 19, 2015
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SOUTH AMERICAN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY PROJECT
ANDES MOUNTAINS
The counties included in the Andes mountains is Venezuela, Ecuador,Chile,Peru,
Columbia,Argentina,and Bolivia.
Photo by travfotos
CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
The climate of the Andes mountains changes with elevation. In the Andes mountains here are over 15 million trees in the just the Adean zone. In the polylepis forest in the Andes mountains there are 20 ever green tree species.
Photo by Itinerant Tightwad
FACTS
Longer than any other mountain range above sea level, the Andes are the world's second highest range. The tallest Andean peak, mount Aconcagua is the western hemisphere's tallest mountain.
Photo by Avraham Elias
LOCATION
The Andes mountains can stretch along western South America for a distance of about 5,500.
Photo by blmiers2
COUNTRIES
This highland has no country.
Photo by plattbridger
CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
Central parts of the Brazilian highlands receive most of their precipitation during the summer months (November to April). In the winter months (May to October)the Brazilian highlands are generally dry,and snow fall is only in a few of the southern most states.
Photo by Andy Magee
The Brazilian highlands include steep cliffs, flat topped pleats, ravines, rolling hills and rock out crops.
Photo by whisperwolf
FACTS
The Brazilian highlands or Brazilian plateau are an extensive geographical region covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all approximately half of the country's land area. The Brazilian highlands are recognized for the great diversity to be found there ecosystem vastly different climatic conditions, many types of soil,and thousands of animal and plant species.
Photo by DCSL
LOCATION
Patagonia is located at the end of southern America shared by Argentina and chile.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
Patagonia is influenced by the South Pacific westly air current which brings which brings humid winds from the ocean to the continent these winds lose their humidity through cooling and condensation as they blow over the west coast of South America and over the Andes so the winds are dry when they reach Patagonia. Patagonia has shrub forests,grasses, and shrubs.
Photo by Philip Oyarzo
FACTS
Patagonia covers about one-third of the land area of both chile and Argentina. The region comprises the southern section of the of the Andes mountains as well as the deserts,steppes,and grasslands east of this southern portion of the Andes.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
