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South AmericaThe Continent Series
VMS Library 2008-2009
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Satellite View
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Longitude / Latitude
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Unique Features ▄ Columbia supplies 90% of the world production of Emeralds► ▄ Driest place on earth is the
Atacama Desert in Argentina▄ Venezuela has the highest
uninterrupted water fall, Angel Falls at 3211 feet ►
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South America’s Size ▄4th largest continent▄ 6,879,000 sq miles▄ 12% of the earth’s land
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Bodies of Water
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Amazon River
▄ 4,300 miles long▄ Flows through 6 countries▄ No bridges cross it▄ Satellite View
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Climate
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Deserts▄ Atacama Desert is the worlds’ driest ◄
▄ Patagonian Desert► Largest in Americas/5th in the world
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Pampas - Grassland▄ Just below Buenos Aires▄ Average temperature is 18°c▄ Dry season is summer (December)
◄Ombu is tree like
plant
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Deciduous Forest▄ Southern Chile▄ Middle East coast of Paraguay▄ Four distinct seasons
Fall ▼ Winter ▼ Summer ▼
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RainforestHalf of the rainforestin the world is in theAmazon region
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Rainforest ◄Blue Poison Dart Frog
◄Blue/Gold Macaw
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Savannah▄ The area between a rainforest
and desert.▄ 2.5 million sq kilometers
{1/4 the size of Canada}
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Alpine Mountains
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Andes stretch 4,000 milesfrom the north to the south, thus making it the longest mountain range in the world. In Chile, it rises to over 20,000 feet.
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Animals Jaguar Piranha Anaconda ▄ 12-15 years ▄NA ▄ 15-30 years▄ 100-250 pounds ▄NA ▄ up to 300 pounds
Vampire Bat Galapagos Tortoise Alpaca ▄ 9 years ▄ 100 years ▄ 24 years ▄ 2 ounces ▄ 450 pounds ▄130 pounds
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