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South America

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SOUTH AMERICA

PRESENTED BY: AVERY HOBSON
Photo by Edgar Barany

ANDES MOUNTIANS

LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF SOUTH AMERICA
Photo by Avraham Elias

FACTS📄

  • Is the worlds longest mountain range.
  • The Andes goes through Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
  • The average height of Andes Mountains is approximately 4,000 meters

CLIMATE & VEGETATION💭

  • It depends on the elevation but it is usually cold, wet, and almost uninhabitable.
  • The Polylepis forest is located in the Andes Mountains.
  • Also cacti and wild potato's grow there.

Andes
Mountains

PAMPAS

LOCATED IN THE SOUTH PART OF SOUTH AMERICA

FACTS 📄

  • From Quechua pampa, meaning "plain"
  • Goes through Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay

CLIMATE & VEGETATION 💭

  • The climate is mild
  • 600mm to 1,200 per year
  • There are grassy parries and gras steppe

Pampas

BRAZILIAN HIGHLANDS

LOCATED IN THE NORTHEEASTERN PART OF SOUTH AMERICA

FACTS📄

  • It is drier in the northeastern part
  • Located in the northeastern part of Brazil

CLIMATE & VEGETATION 💭

  • The climate is mostly humid tropical or subtropical
  • They have coarse grass & swamp plants

Brazilian Highlands