South America
Where Is Sou South America is the fourth largest continent. Most of South America is in the Southern Hemisphere. This means that it is mostly below the equator. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and by the PaciďŹ c Ocean in the west. In the north it is bordered by North America, in the south it stretches close to Antarctica.
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W E A T H E R
The very southern tip of South America is very close to Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth. The weather is very cold and very windy.
Ecuador
The world's largest rain forest is in South America near the equator. The weather here is hot and humid.
Argentina
L A N D F O R M S
Los Llanos
The Andes Mountains run along the western coast of South America. This is the longest mountain range in the world. The tallest mountain of the Andes is Aconcagua. It lies in Argentina.
Monte Aconcagoa
The west side of the Andes Mountains is a at desert that stretches across South America.
Atacama Desert
East of the Andes, in Colombia and Venezuela is a vast grassland plain. It is called Los Llanos, which means The Plains in Spanish.
F R E S H W A T E R
Lake Guatavit
Amazon River
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca
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The Amazon River
The Amazon River holds more water than any other river. It is the second longest river in the world.
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The world's largest uninterrupted waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela.
Lake Guatavita
A N I M A L S
Andes mountain farmers raise alpacas and llamas for their ďŹ ne wool and their ability to carry heavy loads.
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Chocolate is made from the seeds o tree. It is called cacao tree. It grows humid forests of South America.
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Rubber comes from the sap of the rubber tree seen here.
Anacondas are the world's largest snakes. They can grow as long as 30 feet. To picture how long that is, imagine, ďŹ ve tall adults making a human tower standing on each other's head.
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Let's take a Google Earth tour of South America.