South America Physical Features – Flashcards
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Brazilian Highlands
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Very large range of hills, plateaus, and mountain ranges that covers nearly half of Brazil
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Amazon Rainforest
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Moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin
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Pampas
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Fertile lowland plain in central Argentina
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Rio de la Plata
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The estuary formed at the meeting point (confluence) of the Uruguay River and the Parana River
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Patagonia
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Sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America
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Strait of Magellan
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A natural sea route separating mainland South America and Tierra de la Fuego
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Atacama Desert
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Driest non-polar desert
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Tierra del Fuego
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An archipelago at the far south of South America
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Gran Chaco
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Dry lowlands between the Andes and the Parana River
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Altiplano
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Plateau at the widest part of the Andes Mountains
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Andes Mountains
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World's longest continental mountain range
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Lake Titicaca
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A large mountain lake the border of Peru and Bolivia
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Amazon River
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Second longest river in the world
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Guiana Highlands
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A mountain range in the north of South America-Angel Falls (world's highest waterfall) located here
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Llanos
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Vast tropical grassland plain
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Paraguay River
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fifth largest River in South America
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Parana River
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Second longest river in South America that flows through Paraguay and Northern Argentina
