South America: Physical Geography - National Geographic Society
网页2023年10月19日 · South America can be divided into three physical regions: mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains. Mountains and coastal plains generally run in a north-south direction, while highlands and river basins generally run in …
South America | Facts, Land, People, & Economy | Britannica
网页3 天之前 · The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape, being broad in the north and tapering to a point— Cape Horn, Chile —in the south. South America is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the northwest and north, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, east, and southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Geography of South America - Wikipedia
网页The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates. Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most authorities, or south and east of the Panama Canal by some.
The Physical Geography of South America | Oxford Academic
网页2007年4月26日 · The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic conditions of this remarkable continent and …
The geography of South America - BBC Bitesize
网页Physical geography. South America has a very varied landscape. It has the world’s largest river system, the Amazon River basin, flowing through the Amazon rainforest. Brazil is has three...
South America - WorldAtlas
网页Geography of South America. The topography of South America has been described to resemble a bowl - it has large mountains around its periphery and an interior that is relatively flat. The continent is mostly made up of lowlands, highlands, and the Andes mountain range, which is the longest mountain range in the world.
South America’s geographic regions, ethnic groups, and economy
网页South America has three major geographic regions. In the west, the Andes Mountains, which are prone to seismic activity, extend the length of the continent; Mount Aconcagua, at 22,831 ft (6,959 m), is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere.
South America: Human Geography - National Geographic Society
网页2024年2月13日 · South America’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately. South America’s human landscape is deeply influenced by indigenous populations and …
Physical Map of South America - Geology.com
网页The map above reveals the physical landscape of the South American Continent. Important mountainous areas are the Brazilian Highlands, the Guiana Highlands, the Serra Dois Irmaos and the Serra Grande. The most mountainous area is on the western side of the continent. Topography there is dominated by the Andes Mountains.
South America - Climate, Geography, Altitude | Britannica
网页3 天之前 · Three principal factors control the features of South America’s climate. The first and most important of them are the subtropical high-pressure air masses over the South Atlantic and South Pacific oceans and their seasonal shifts in position, which determine both large-scale patterns of wind circulation and the location of the rain-bearing ...