El Niño & La Niña
This weather pattern happens when Pacific Ocean water becomes warmer than normal.
El Niño
This is the world’s largest river system found in South America.
Amazon River
This mountain range runs along the western side of South America.
Andes Mountains
These crops are commonly grown in Caribbean South America: rice, coffee, bananas, and this crop.
sugarcane
As elevation increases in the Andes Mountains, the air becomes this.
cooler/ colder
This weather pattern happens when Pacific Ocean water becomes colder than normal.
La Niña
This river flows about 4,000 miles across northern Brazil.
Amazon River
A mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges is called this.
cordillera
These waters are rich in fish along the western coast of South America.
Pacific Ocean
BONUS!!!
BONUS POINTS!!!!!
During El Niño, these winds weaken and allow warm water to move toward South America.
trade winds
This river in Venezuela flows into the Atlantic Ocean and is about 1,600 miles long.
Orinoco River
These grasslands in northern South America flood easily because they are low in elevation.
Llanos
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You must say STEAL before I open the question!
Most of Caribbean South America has warm temperatures year-round because it is located near this imaginary line around Earth.
Equator
Heavy rain during El Niño can cause this natural disaster in dry desert areas.
flooding
This narrow body of water connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at the southern tip of South America.
Strait of Magellan
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What are the five themes of geography?
Region, Place, Movement, Human-Interaction Enviroment, Location
This type of power is created by using large rivers and dams.
hydroelectric power
The highest elevation zone in the Andes has almost no vegetation because it is covered with what?
snow
When fish leave the coast of Peru during El Niño, the price of this food does what?
increases globally
This lake is the highest lake in the world that large ships can cross.
Lake Titicaca
This large rainforest covers more than one-third of South America.
Amazon Rainforest
The top layer of tree branches in the rainforest is called this.
canopy
SURPRISE QUESTION!
What are the three regions of South America AND why are they named that way?
Caribbean, Pacific, and Atlantic
Becuase of their close proximity to the Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.