SECTION 1

ANDES MOUNTAINS

ANDES FACTS

• The Andes do not have vegetation
• The andes are more rounded than rugged
• In the andes, there the range splits into two ridges
• Andean glaciers are the source for mant tributaries
• The Andes run through ecuador, peru, and bolivia

WATER AND ISLANDS

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

5 FACTS ABOUT WATER AND ISLANDS

• Worlds largest tortoises
• Has wildlife found no where else
• At the southern tip of the continent
• are a source for tributaries
• Has Tierra del Fuego or land of fire

CLIMATE ZONES

FIVE CLIMATES

• Snow line(no vegetation)
• 15,000(shrubs, sheep, llamas)
• 12,000(potatoes, wheat, corn, sheep llamas)
• 6,000(evergreens, coffee, wheat, cattle
• 3,000(bananas, sugercane)

ATACAMA DESERT

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• Desert is about 600 miles
• Rain falls less than 5 times a century
• Fog and low clouds are common
• Cloud cover keeps the air near the ground
• It is the driest place on earth

EL NINO

EL NINO FACTS

• From 2 to 7 years these happen
• Cool pacific water warms
• This change causes global effects
• Fish leave when this happens
• Scientist think that air pollutionscause this

RESORCES

• Has valuable oil and minerals
• Large oil and gas reserves
• Oil is the main export
• Deposits of tin, gold, silver, lead, and zinc
• Imports copper