Describe the Andes under the heading: Position

Answer in Brief

They are not one mountain range but several parallel ranges with basins and plateaux between them lying in the West Coastal region of South America

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South America: Major Physical Features

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Chapter 10: South America: Location, Area, Political and Physical Features - Exercise

Chapter 10 South America: Location, Area, Political and Physical Features
Exercise | Q 5.1

Identify who I am

I am a hot desert that lies in the western coastal region of South America and stretches across the Tropic of Capricorn :

Identify who I am

I am one of the few gaps in the Andean Mountain chain :

Write true or false.

The Orinoco Plains are called the llanos

Write true or false.

The selvas are another name for the grasslands of Argentina

Write true or false.

Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo are saltwater lakes.

Explain the following: llanos

Explain the following: Gran Chaco

How are the Eastern Highlands different from the Andes Mountains?

Describe the Amazon, the largest river of South America

Picture study
The picture here shows the world’s highest waterfall, which is in South America. Identify the waterfall.