South America: position, relief, climate and waters
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná rivers and Lakes Titicaca and Maracaibo in the atlas and draw them on a blank map.
The Amazon — north-central, to the Atlantic; the Orinoco — in the north; the Paraná — in the south-east; Titicaca — in the Andes; Maracaibo — in the north.
2
The northern extreme is at 12° N and the southern at 54° S. How many degrees of latitude, and roughly how many km (1° = 111 km)?
7326
3
Aconcagua is 6 961 m and Kilimanjaro 5 895 m. By how many metres is Aconcagua higher?
1066
4
The Amazon is called the “lungs of the planet”. What does this phrase mean and why does it need a more precise explanation? Write 2–3 sentences.
The forest stores carbon and regulates moisture and climate; most of the oxygen it makes is used by the forest itself, so protecting it matters mainly for climate and biodiversity.