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A range of mountains
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Cordilleras
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ICSE Class 6 Geography · Solutions for Goyal Brothers Prakashan Geography by Veena Bhargava Class 6 ICSE · 92 solved questions
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A plateau surrounded by mountain ranges
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Intermontane
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A long deep Gorge
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Canyon
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A narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or separating two oceans
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Isthmus
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A narrow deep valley with steep sides
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Gorges
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West Indies are also called ............... .
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West Indies are also called Caribbean.
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Canadian shield is also known as ............... shield.
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Canadian shield is also known as Laurentian shield.
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Eastern Highlands are also called ...............
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Eastern Highlands are also called Appalachian.
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Canadian shield was covered with thick sheets of ice during the ............... .
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Canadian shield was covered with thick sheets of ice during the last ice age.
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The famous Niagara Falls are located between Lake ............... and Lake ............... .
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The famous Niagara Falls are located between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie .
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Piedmont Plateau is a ............... area.
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Piedmont Plateau is a low area.
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The two main mountain ranges in Appalachian region are ............... and ............... .
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The two main mountain ranges in Appalachian region are Blue ridge and Allegheny.
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The Canadian Shield is in Mexico.
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False
Corrected Statement — The Canadian Shield is in Canada.
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The French word Prairies stands for grasslands.
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True
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North America is bound by Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
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False
Corrected Statement — North America is bound by Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
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The Great Canyon of Colorado is in the east of North America.
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False
Corrected Statement — The Great Canyon of Colorado is in the west of North America.
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Hudson river is linked to Great Lakes through the Erie Canal.
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True
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Which river flows into the gulf of Mexico
- (a)Mississippi
- (b)Hudson
- (c)St. Lawrence
- (d)R. Ohio
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Mississippi
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The Old Faithful geyser is located in
- (a)USA
- (b)Canada
- (c)Greenland
- (d)Alaska
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USA
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Which of the following is not a mountain range in West Cordilleras?
- (a)Alaska
- (b)Cascade range
- (c)Sierra Nevada
- (d)Blue ridge
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Blue ridge
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The Great Canyon is formed by
- (a)River Mississippi
- (b)River ohio
- (c)River Colorado
- (d)River St. Lawrence
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River Colorado
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The river that rises in the Rockies and flows into the Gulf of California
- (a)Colorado
- (b)Mississippi
- (c)St. Lawrence
- (d)Mack
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Colorado
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Isthmus of Panama connects North America to South America in the
- (a)East
- (b)South
- (c)West
- (d)North
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South
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The country not a part of Central America
- (a)Mexico
- (b)Costa Rica
- (c)Panama
- (d)Belize
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Mexico
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The major drainage system of North America with river Ohio as its major tributary
- (a)Mississippi
- (b)Colorado
- (c)St. Lawrence
- (d)Mackenzie
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Mississippi
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Niagara Falls is on this river
- (a)St. Lawrence
- (b)Mississippi
- (c)Mackenzie
- (d)Colorado
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St. Lawrence
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It covers the Eastern and northeastern part of North America
- (a)Central lowlands
- (b)Canadian Shield
- (c)Western Cordilleras
- (d)Eastern Highlands
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Canadian Shield
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The Central Lowlands lie between the western Cordilleras and the ...............
- (a)Appalachian
- (b)Canadian Shield
- (c)Great Lakes
- (d)Islands
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Appalachian
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Which is the temperate grassland in the central lowlands of North America?
- (a)Steppes
- (b)Manchurian
- (c)Pustaz
- (d)Prairies
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Prairies
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It is a volcanic mountain and the highest peak in Alaska.
- (a)Mt. Mckinley
- (b)Mt. Foraker
- (c)Mt. Hunter
- (d)Mt. Bona
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Mt. Mckinley
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North America is located in which hemisphere?
- (a)Northern
- (b)Western
- (c)Eastern
- (d)Western and Northern
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Western and Northern
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Canyon
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Canyon — Long and deep valleys formed in the area of soft rocks are called Canyons.
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Intermontane
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Intermontane — Intermontane refers to physical feature that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. For example, Intermontane Plateau is a plateau situated between two or more mountain ranges.
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Prairies
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Prairies — The word 'Prairies' is a French word which means grassland. The temperate grassland of North America is called Prairies. It is situated in the Central lowlands.
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State the North South and East West extent of North America.
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North America is located in the Western and Northern Hemisphere. Latitudinally it extends between 7°N to 83°N latitudes. Longitudinally it extends from 53°W to 180°W.
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How is North America linked to South America?
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North America is linked to South America by Isthmus of Panama.
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Name three gulfs along the coastline of North America.
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Three gulfs along the coastline of North America are:
- Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of California
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
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What type of rocks are found in Canadian Shield?
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The Canadian Shield has hard Igneous and Metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. These rocks are of ancient times.
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Name the famous lakes in Canadian Shield.
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The famous lakes in Canadian Shield are:
- The Great Superior lake
- The Michigan lake
- The lake Huron
- The lake Erie
- The lake Ontario
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Where is the Piedmont Plateau situated? What is its importance?
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The Piedmont Plateau is situated to the east of Appalachians. It is a low lying plateau. It acts as a barrier between the Atlantic coast and Central lowlands.
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Why are Prairies known as the 'Granaries of the World'?
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The Prairies are known as the 'Granaries of the World' because it is fertile area which produces large quantity of Wheat.
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Name the river that drains the lowlands.
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The river that drains the lowlands is Mississippi and its tributary Missouri.
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State the location of Western Cordilleras.
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The Western Cordilleras extend from Alaska in the North to Panama in the South along the western coast.
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Name the important ranges of Western Cordilleras
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The important ranges of Western Cordilleras are:
- The Coastal range
- The Cascade range
- Sierra Nevada
- Sierra Madre
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Name the most important mountain peak of Western Cordilleras.
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Mt. McKinley is the most important mountain peak of Western Cordilleras as it is the highest peak of Cordillera region and also a volcano.
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Which is the most popular tourist attraction in Western Cordilleras?
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The Grand Canyon of Colorado is one of the popular tourist attraction in Western Cordilleras.
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What is meant by Pangaea?
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The 'Pangaea' refers to the supercontinent that consisted of all the Earth's land masses, creating a single, vast continent that stretched from pole to pole. The present continents drifted away from this original large landmass.
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Who invented the Continental Drift theory?
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The Continental Drift theory was invented by Antonio Snider.
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Andes are
- (a)Residual mountains
- (b)Fold mountains
- (c)Block mountains
- (d)Volcanic ranges
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Fold mountains
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Lake Titicaca is situated in
- (a)Bolivia plateau
- (b)Patagonia desert
- (c)Brazilian highlands
- (d)Guiana highlands
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Bolivia plateau
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The tropical rainforests are called
- (a)Selvas
- (b)Pampas
- (c)Llanos
- (d)Campos
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Selvas
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The Amazon river rises from the
- (a)Andes cordillera
- (b)Brazilian highlands
- (c)Eastern highlands
- (d)Guiana highlands
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Andes cordillera
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The La Plata river basin is also known as
- (a)Pampas
- (b)Selvas
- (c)Gran Chaco
- (d)Paraguay
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Paraguay
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Which is the highest peak in Andes range?
- (a)Mt. Aconcagua
- (b)Mt. Elbert
- (c)Mt. McKinley
- (d)Mt. Toubkal
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Mt. Aconcagua
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The western coastal strip is surrounded by ............... on the east.
- (a)Andes
- (b)Pacific Ocean
- (c)Bolivian Plateau
- (d)Georgia Islands
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Andes
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The driest desert, where there has been no rainfall.
- (a)Atacama Desert
- (b)Desert of Siloli
- (c)Coastal Desert of Peru
- (d)La Tatacoa Desert
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Atacama Desert
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Orinoco, Amazon and La Plata drain into which ocean?
- (a)Atlantic
- (b)North Pacific
- (c)South Atlantic
- (d)South Pacific
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Atlantic
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The largest river system of the world is .............
- (a)Amazon
- (b)Orinoco
- (c)Paraguay
- (d)Parana
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Amazon
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Brazilian highland is the source of which river basin
- (a)Paraguay
- (b)Amazon
- (c)Orinoco
- (d)Araguaia
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Paraguay
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Rio de la Plata is an example of
- (a)gulf
- (b)bay
- (c)estuary
- (d)port
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estuary
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Which desert lies to the south of Pampas?
- (a)La Tatacoa
- (b)Patagonia
- (c)Atacama
- (d)La Guajira
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Patagonia
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The ............... highland is the home for the world's highest waterfall.
- (a)Guiana
- (b)Brazilian
- (c)Patagonian
- (d)Andes
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Guiana
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An island country in the northern edge of South America
- (a)Trinidad and Tobago
- (b)Falkland
- (c)Juan Fernandez
- (d)Wellington
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Trinidad and Tobago
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............... discovered South America in ............... .
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Christopher discovered South America in 1498 .
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............... and ............... pass through South America.
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Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass through South America.
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The latitudinal extent of South America is from ............... N to ............... S.
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The latitudinal extent of South America is from 13° N to 55° S.
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The Andes form an unbroken stretch of ............... mountains.
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The Andes form an unbroken stretch of Young fold mountains.
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............... marks the southernmost tip of South America.
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Cape Horn marks the southernmost tip of South America.
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The Andes run from north to south along the eastern coast of South America.
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False
Corrected statement — The Andes run from north to south along the western coast of South America.
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Mt. Chimborazo is one of the highest volcanoes of South America.
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True
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La Plata is made up of two rivers.
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False
Corrected statement — La Plata is made up of three rivers i.e. the Parana, the Paraguay and the Uruguay.
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The Gran Chaco is a grassland.
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False
Corrected statement — The Gran Chaco is a plain and tropical dry forest.
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Pampas lies to the north of South America.
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False
Corrected statement — Pampas lies to the south of South America.
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The largest river
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Amazon
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An archipelago
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Tierra del Fuego
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An active volcano
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Mt. Cotopaxi
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A highland in the north of South America
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Guiana
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A desert in South America in the coastal strip
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Atacama desert
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The largest country of South America
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Brazil
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An archipelago found at the eastern tip of South America
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Tierra del Fuego
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The intermontane plateau in the Andes.
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Altiplano
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A majestic volcano in South America
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Chimborazo
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The largest lake in South America
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Lake Titicaca
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Describe the location of South America.
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South America lies between 13° N latitude to 55° S and 35° W to 81° W longitude. The major part of South America is in Southern Hemisphere and only a small part lies in Northern Hemisphere. Equator and Tropic of Capricorn cross through South America.
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Name the major physical divisions of South America.
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The major physical divisions of South America are:
- Western Mountains — Andes
- The Western Coastal Strip
- The Central Plains
- The Eastern Highlands
- The Islands
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Name the three rivers that make up the Paraguay river basin.
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The three rivers that make up the Paraguay river basin are:
- The Parana
- The Paraguay
- The Uruguay
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Write a short note on Amazon basin, Gran Chaco and Pampas.
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Amazon basin — It is drained by Amazon river and its tributaries and is spectacular in size with some 20,800 km of navigable water-ways. Amazon is the largest river system of the world. It rises from the Andes and falls into the Atlantic Ocean. It flows through dense equatorial forest called Selvas.
Gran Chaco — The Western part of the central plain is called Gran Chaco. It is an extensive alluvial plain. It is also known as Dry Chaco. It is an arid subtropical region of low forests.
Pampas — It is the Grassland of South America. It lies to the south of the Gran Chaco. Pampas is the most productive agricultural region of South America. It is covered with fine grained stoneless deposits similar to loess.
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Name the three river basins found in central lowlands. What is meant by Llanos?
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The three river basins found in central lowlands are:
- The llanos of the Orinoco Basin
- The Amazon Basin
- Paraguay or Plata river basin
Llanos refers to the tropical grassland of Orinoco river basin. It lies in the north of Orinoco river basin.
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State the characteristic features of Andes mountain range.
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The characteristic features of Andes mountain range are:
- It is the longest mountain system of the world. Their average height is about 4000 m above sea level.
- It is an unbroken stretch of young fold mountains which flank the Pacific coast from Caribbean Sea to Cape Horn.
- It has two parallel ranges from western and eastern sides.
- It's highest peak is Mt. Aconcagua.
- It has majestic volcanic ranges which include Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Ancohuma in Bolivia and Ojas del Salado in Argentina.
- The western slopes of the Andes give rise to only short streams but many numerous large rivers drain the eastern slopes, flowing into the Amazon river.
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Name the two deserts of South America. Give a reason for the scanty rainfall in the deserts
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The two deserts of South America are
- Atacama Desert
- Patagonia Desert
The deserts receive scanty rainfall because they lie in Rain shadow area that is the leeward side of the mountain. The windward side of the mountain receives rainfall while the leeward side remains dry.
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What is meant by rain shadow area? Give one example of such an area in South America.
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The Rain shadow area is an area on the leeward side of the mountain which does not receive rainfall. Atacama desert is one of the examples of rain shadow area.
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Name the highest peak in Andes.
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The highest peak in Andes is Mt. Aconcagua.
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