South+America

Handout Vocabulary Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 * Archipelago
 * Basin
 * Cape
 * Elevation
 * Mountain Range
 * Passage
 * Physical Map
 * Strait
 * Tributary
 * 1) Name the longest mountain range in South America and in the world.
 * 2) How many rivers are labeled on the map? Which river flows into the Caribbean Sea?
 * 1) What is the name of the highest mountain in South America? What is its elevation?
 * 2) Where is the lowest elevation found? What is its elevation?
 * 1) Which desert covers more land area in South America? The desert is located between which two landforms?
 * 2) Which river is the longest in South America? Which two rivers are tributaries of this river?
 * 1) The Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago, or group of islands. They are located between which two labeled waterways?
 * 2) Name the islands that are labeled on the map. Give their locations in relation to Mount Aconcagua.
 * 1) If a person sailed from the Falkland Islands to the Galapagos Islands, in which two ways could he or she travel?
 * 2) If a person sailed from Marajo Island to the Galapagos Islands, in which two ways could he or she travel?