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

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

Answer in Brief

Angel Falls.

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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 7.1

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 :

Identify who I am

I am the second highest freshwater lake in the world :

Write true or false.

The La Plata river system drains southwards into the Atlantic Ocean

Write true or false.

Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo are saltwater lakes.

Describe the Andes under the heading: Position

Describe the Andes under the heading: Features

Explain the following: Selvas

Explain the following: Pampas

Describe the Amazon, the largest river of South America