| A | B |
|---|
| Tierra del Fuego | Island that Magellan named because of its burning fires |
| Venezuela and Cape Horn | northern and southern beginnings of the Andes Mountains |
| Southern Andes Mountains | higher and closer together mountainous area |
| Northern Andes Mountains | lower and farther apart mountainous area |
| altiplano | high, flat plateau surrounding Lake Titicaca in the Andes |
| volcanoes and earthquakes | natural disasters of the Andes |
| mesas | landforms found within the Guiana Highlands |
| Andes and Brazilian Highlands | surrounds the Amazon Basin |
| Parana | major tributary of the Rio de la Plata |
| easy transportation | reason many people live on Rio de la Plata |
| the Pampas | major wheat growing region in South America |
| fertile soil | effect volcanoes have on the land surrounding them |
| copper | found and mined in the Atacama Desert |
| rain forest | area of the Amazon where travel is slow |
| Itaipu project | provides most of Paraguay's electricity |
| Brazil | country with the largest forest reserves |
| terraces | farming technique used to grow crops on hills |
| channels of water | used to protect crops from low temperatures |
| rain shadow effect | reason west coast of South America gets little rain |
| Mexico to Cape Horn | distance of Pan American highway |
| Angel Falls | highest waterfall in the world |
| South America | fourth largest continent |
| Mount Aconcagua | highest point in South America |
| high in the Andes of Peru | source of the Amazon |
| Patagonia | high plateau at the southern part of the continent |
