South America Geography Quiz – Flashcards
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South America is the _______ largest continent
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Angel Falls
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the world's highest waterfall located in Venezuela
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Amazon River
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the largest river by volume of water in the world
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Amazon Rainforest
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the largest rain forest in the world- covers over 2 million square miles of land
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4,500 Miles
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The Length of the Andes Mountains
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North to South
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the longest mountain range in South America runs this direction
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Volcanoes and Glaciers
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some of the world's large __________________ are found in the Andes Mountains
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Andes Mountains
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the longest North to South Mountain range in the world , found running the entire length of South America
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Andes Mountains
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where the Atacama desert is found
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Driest
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The Atacama Desert is the ___________ place in the world.
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.04 inches / 1 millimeter
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the average amount of rainfall in the Atacama desert in one year
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cold and dry
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the climate of the Atacama desert
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Strait of Magellan
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first used by Ferdinand Magellan in the 1500s
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Strait of Magellan
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connects the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
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Strait of Magellan
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was the fastest and safest connection between the oceans for hundreds of years
