1. South America By Region North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007

2. Describe South America’s relative location. Mainly in the Southern Hemisphere South America is Southeast from the United States Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east; the Pacific Ocean on the west; and the Caribbean Sea on the north

3. Brazil Brazil is South America’s largest country. Area: 3,286,488 sq. mi. Population: 167,988,000 BRAZIL

5. The Caribbean North Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname French Guiana Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname French Guiana

6. Colombia Area: 439,737 sq. mi. Population: 38,581,000

7. Venezuela Area: 352,154 sq. mi Population: 23,707,000 Angel Falls Oil production

8. Guyana Area: 83,000 sq mi Population: 698,209

9. Suriname Area: 63,037 sq. mi. Population: 431,000

10. French Guiana Area: 32,253 sq. mi. Population: 185,000

11. The West: Andean South America Ecuador Peru Bolivia Ecuador Peru Bolivia

12. Ecuador Area: 109,484 sq. mi. Population: 12,411,000

13. Peru Area: 496,225 sq. mi. Population: 26,624,000

14. Bolivia Area: 424,164 sq. mi. Population: 8,090,000

15. Chile Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Chile Argentina Paraguay Uruguay The South: Mid-Latitude South America

16. Chile Area: 292,135 sq. mi. Population: 15,018,000

17. Argentina Area: 1,086,302 sq. mi. Population: 36,568,000

18. Uruguay Area: 68,037 sq. mi. Population: 3,351,000

19. Paraguay Area: 157,048 sq. mi. Population: 5,219,000 Return to Regions Overview

20. Describe the population distribution in South America.