Across
- 3. in Venezuela is regarded as South America's largest lake
- 5. the climate prevails over much of southeastern South America
- 7. means "high plain"
- 9. dense layer of leaves
- 10. a chain of volcanic peaks
- 11. also called "temperature land"
- 14. a sparsely populated plateau of forests and grasslands
- 16. flows 4,000 miles through the heart of South America
- 17. formed by the eastern highlands plunge to the Atlantic Ocean
- 18. caused by a volcano and makes the ground shake
- 21. electricity generated from the energy of moving water
- 23. they're from 12,000 to 16,000 feet
- 25. is the world's largest producer of bauxite
- 27. surrounded area containing Venezuela's oil fields
- 29. tropical rain forests vegetation dominates much of the region
- 30. also called "frozen land"
- 31. also called "hot land"
Down
- 1. vast area spanning several climate and vegetation zones
- 2. one of South America's inland grassland of Argentina and Uruguay
- 4. also means "River of Silver"
- 6. the main source of aluminum
- 8. Mountains located in South America
- 12. has tropical climate with lush vegetation
- 13. often called "meadows on the desert"
- 15. coastal desert so aird that in some places there is no rainfall
- 19. world's largest expanse of tropical rain forest blankets
- 20. the climate is typical of the coast of southwestern Mexico
- 22. affects both climate and natural vegetation
- 24. one of South America's inland grasslands of Colombia and Venezuela
- 26. lies about 12,500 feet above sea level
- 28. several ranges that run parallel to one another