Explain the following: llanos

Answer in Brief

The Orinoco Plains are called llanos which means plains in Spanish

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South America: Major Physical Features

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Chapter 10 South America: Location, Area, Political and Physical Features
Exercise | Q 5.2

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.

Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo are saltwater lakes.

Name three Andean towns that are also capital cities in South America

Describe the Andes under the heading: Significance

Explain the following: Pampas

How are the Eastern Highlands different from the Andes Mountains?

Describe the La Plata river system.

On a blank outline map of South America mark and name the following:

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