South America - Physical Geography

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Across
  1. 2. stretches 4,500 miles through S. America
  2. 5. river that creates the Rio de la Plata
  3. 8. percentage of the world's freshwater drained by the Amazon River Basin
  4. 10. largest river
  5. 12. type of landform of the Pampas and Llanos
  6. 14. main type of climate in S. America
  7. 15. a tectonic plate that helped form the Andes
  8. 18. highest waterfall in the world
  9. 20. main vegetation found in the Amazon Basin
  10. 21. highlands that contain the world's highest waterfall
  11. 22. covers 2.7 million sq. miles in S. America
  12. 23. type of climate in the Andes
  13. 24. grasslands region in northern S. America
  14. 25. a type of landform in the Guiana Highlands
Down
  1. 1. river that creates a boundary between Colombia and Venezuela
  2. 3. type of crop grown in the llanos region
  3. 4. rich soil and grassy region of Argentina
  4. 6. another word for plants
  5. 7. active landform in the Andes because of plate tectonics
  6. 9. region you can find the Andes
  7. 11. main vegetation of the Llanos and Pampas
  8. 13. a type of landform in the Brazilian Highlands
  9. 16. type of herds grazing in the Patagonia region
  10. 17. highlands that cover 1/2 of Brazil
  11. 19. type of crop grown in the Pampas