Ch. 6 Notes

1. Ch. 6 Notes South America: Physical Geography

2. Vocabulary Plateau a large raised area of mostly level land Amazon River a long river in northern S. America Rain forest a dense evergreen forest that has abundant rainfall year round Pampas flat grasslands in S. America Tributary a river or stream that flows into a larger river Isthmus a strip of land with water on both sides that joins two larger bodies of land

3. Where is South America? La Paz, Bolivia Highest airport called ft Part of Latin America Which includes: __________,_____________,____________ Joined to Central America by an isthmus 12 independent countries: French Guiana and Falkland Islands governed by European nations

4. Where is South America? Three land regions:___________, _________, ____________

5. Andes Mountains Stretch 5,500 miles (8,900 km) Longest mountain range above sea level Farm in valleys and plateaus Farmers raise animals for ___________, ___________ Crops: like? Dry desert = lemons Volcanoes . . .

6. The Central Plains Begin at Eastern edge of Andes through middle of continent Amazon River Basin (Northern) Northern part of Central Plains Largest tropical rain forest Covers 1/3 of continent Pampas (Southern) Stretch through Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay Ideal for crops: _____, _______, ______ Similar to Great Plains