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Many things about South America

{......Physiographic.....}
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It has 13 countries
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Latitude 12°N and 55° W
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Longitude 35°W and 81° W
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Straits strait of Magellan
*Desert : Atacama , Patagonia
{......Structural aspect of South america....} -
Mountains :
West Mountains , Andes ,Brazilian highlands , Guiana highlands -
Rivers :
Amazon , Magdalena, Orinoco , Paraná , La Plata -
Lakes :
Maracaibo , Titicaca , Polo -
Plateaus :
Bolivian , Patagonia
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South America has been divided into three physical division namely two Eastern Highlands , the central plains , the western mountains and the western coastal strip .
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Cotopaxi in Ecuador is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world .
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Paraguay and Bolivia are the only landlocked countries .
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Pampas is the most fertile region of South America and alfa-alfa grasses are found here .
*South America as well as Mexico , central America and west indies are collectively known as Latin America . -
It contain the world s highest waterfall I.e Angel fall in Venezuela in Orinoco river .
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It contain the world's second longest river after Nile and the largest river by volume I.e Amazon river
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The longest mountain range of the world I.e the Andes lies in South America .
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Moreover , the driest place on earth I.e Atacama desert , the largest rain forest I.e , the Amazon rain forest , the highest capital city I.e Last (Bolivia ) , the highest commercially navigable lake I.e lake Titicaca are situated in South America .
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Llanos and Campos are the Savanna grassland in South America . Selvas are the equatorial rainforest of America of Amazon basin .
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Brazil is the only country , through which both equator and one of the tropics ( Tropic of Capricorn ) passes .
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Different tribes of America Indians (Amerinds ) were the original inhabitants of South america .
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Machu Picchu is a ruined Inca city high up on the Andes in Peru .
{...Indigenous People ..} -
Aymara, Away, Cocama , Juris , Shipibo , Yagua , Shuts , Wai Wait .
{...Economic Aspects..} -
Some of the countries of South America are specialised in coffee plantation (Brazil , Ecuador , Columbia and Venezuela etc ) , maize cultivation and wheat cultivation
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South America is rich on minerals such as petroleum , aluminium , bauxite , copper , gold , lead , nickle , nitrates , diamond , coal etc .
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Brazil has the world s largest reservers of iron is Serra Does Varanasi Hills .
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Brazil is also know as the coffee bowl of the world because it is the largest producer of coffee
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Peru is the leading producer of lead , almost 10% of the world output and 50% of the regional production. Colombia is the leading producer of coal.
Thanks for reading steemtians 👍☺️
@sdas

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Minas Gerais, Brazil, has a lot of minerals.
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Dear @sdas you have shared some valuable information about south America, Always US means north America is in my mind.
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