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South America

South America. The Most Diverse Continent. Today, we will discuss…. 12 countries, 1 territory 4 major landforms. South American Continent. Total Area: 17,840,000 km² (4th largest continent) Population: 387,500,000 Population Density: 22 persons per km. 12 countries, 1 territory.

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South America

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  1. South America The Most Diverse Continent

  2. Today, we will discuss… • 12 countries, 1 territory • 4 major landforms

  3. South American Continent • Total Area: 17,840,000 km² (4th largest continent) • Population: 387,500,000 • Population Density: 22 persons per km

  4. 12 countries, 1 territory Argentina Brazil Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guyana (France) Guiana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

  5. 4 major landforms • Amazon River • Amazon Rainforest • Andes Mountains • The Pampas

  6. Amazon River • 6,400 km long (2nd in the world) • equal to distance from New York City to Rome • largest volume of water flow in the world • carries 20% of the world’s fresh water

  7. Amazon River

  8. Amazon River

  9. Amazon River

  10. Amazon River

  11. Amazon River

  12. Amazon Rainforest • 7 billion km² of lush, tropical jungle • If the Amazon Rainforest were a country, it would be the 9th largest in the world. • 20% of the world’s oxygen • 5 million - ½ of the world’s - species of plants and animals • 20% of the world’s water • Only 1% of plants have been studied for medicinal use. • Of the 1%, hundreds of helpful medicines have been created including cancer-related drugs.

  13. Amazon Rainforest

  14. Amazon Rainforest

  15. Amazon Rainforest

  16. Amazon Rainforest

  17. Amazon Rainforest

  18. Andes Mountains • Longest mountain chain in the world (7,200 km) • Runs almost the entire length of the west coast of South America

  19. Andes Mountains

  20. The Pampas • Area of flat grasslands that runs from the tip of South America to eastern Brazil. • Very fertile • Mostly temperate climate • Covers more than 750,000 km2

  21. The Pampas

  22. The Pampas

  23. Map Activity • This assignment will be worth 20 points. • In groups of 2-3, use your atlas to identify and label: • 12 countries, 1 territory • 13 capital cities • 4 major landforms • Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, The Pampas, Andes Mountains

  24. Map Activity Guidelines • You must do your own work. • You may help each other using the atlas, but if I see you copying another student’s completed map, you will receive a zero.

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