4. SOUTH AMERICA
South America exists as continuation of
North America.
South America lies between 12˚ north
to 55˚ south latitude and 35˚ west
to 81˚ west longitude Mexico,Central
American countries and South America
are together called Latin America.
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7. PANAMA CANAL
The Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
have been joined by the 77Km long
Panama Canal. This was officially
opened on August 15, 1914.
Thousands of ships pass through the
Panama Canal annually into the
Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
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14. Countries of South America.
Columbia, Venezuela,
Guyana, Surinam, Ecuador,
Peru, Brazil, Bolivia,
Paraguay, Uruguay Chile,
Argentina.
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17. Physical divisions of South America
Andes Mountains
Eastern Highlands
Central lowlands
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20. Andes Mountains
The highest navigable lake in the
world is the Titicaca, which is
situated in the basin of Andes
Mountains. It is 3810 metre above
the sea level and has an area of
8300Km².It shares the boarder with
Peru and Bolivia.
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24. AMAZON RIVER
The Amazon River is the largest
in the world and also the biggest
river basin. During the monsoon
season this river is almost 190
Km wide.
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28. CLIMATE
The size of the continent,
Winds, Ocean Currents, and
the Andes mountain are the
factors that affect the climate
here.
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37. Life of the People
Agriculture.
Cattle Rearing.
Fishing.
Minerals.
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