1. The Most Diverse Continent
South America
The Most Diverse Continent

2. Today, we will discuss…
12 countries, 1 territory
4 major landforms

3. South American Continent
Total Area: 17,840,000 km²
(4th largest continent)
Population:
387,500,000
Population Density:
22 persons per km

4. 12 countries, 1 territory Argentina Brazil Bolivia Chile Colombia
Ecuador
French Guyana (France)
Guiana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

5. 4 major landforms Amazon River Amazon Rainforest Andes Mountains
The Pampas

6. Amazon River 6,400 km long (2nd in the world)
equal to distance from New York City to Rome
largest volume of water flow in the world
carries 20% of the world’s fresh water

7. Amazon River

8. Amazon River

9. Amazon River

10. Amazon River

11. Amazon River

12. Amazon Rainforest 7 billion km² of lush, tropical jungle
If the Amazon Rainforest were a country, it would be the 9th largest in the world.
20% of the world’s oxygen
5 million - ½ of the world’s - species of plants and animals
20% of the world’s water
Only 1% of plants have been studied for medicinal use.
Of the 1%, hundreds of helpful medicines have been created including cancer-related drugs.

13. Amazon Rainforest

14. Amazon Rainforest

15. Amazon Rainforest

16. Amazon Rainforest

17. Amazon Rainforest

18. Andes Mountains Longest mountain chain in the world (7,200 km)
Runs almost the entire length of the west coast of South America

19. Andes Mountains

20. The Pampas
Area of flat grasslands that runs from the tip of South America to eastern Brazil.
Very fertile
Mostly temperate climate
Covers more than 750,000 km2

21. The Pampas

22. The Pampas

23. Map Activity This assignment will be worth 20 points.
In groups of 2-3, use your atlas to identify and label:
12 countries, 1 territory
13 capital cities
4 major landforms
Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, The Pampas, Andes Mountains

24. Map Activity Guidelines
You must do your own work.
You may help each other using the atlas, but if I see you copying another student’s completed map, you will receive a zero.