1. A Physical Map: South America

2. Angel Falls in Venezuela has a longer drop than any other waterfall in the world.

3. The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world.

4. The Andes Mountains are the world’s longest mountain range.

5. The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world.

6. The Galápagos Islands belong to Ecuador
The Galápagos Islands belong to Ecuador. They are home to huge sea turtles and other unusual animals.

7. The world’s largest rainforest is located in the Amazon River Basin.

8. Vocabulary Words

9. archipelago – a group of islands

10. basin – land drained by a river

11. cape – a point of land that extends into a sea or an ocean

12. elevation – height of the land above sea level

13. Mountain range – a group or chain of mountains

14. passage – another name for a channel, or a body of water joining two larger bodies of water

15. Patagonia – a dry, grassy region

16. Physical map – a map that shows natural landforms and waterways on Earth’s surface

17. strait – a narrow channel connecting two bodies of water

18. tributary – a small stream or river that flows into a larger one

19. Answers

20. MONDAY
1. Andes Mountains
2. 6; Orinoco River

21. TUESDAY
1. Mount Aconcagua; 22,831 feet
2. Valdéz Peninsula; -131 feet

22. 1. Patagonia; Pampas grasslands and Andes Mountains
WEDNESDAY
1. Patagonia; Pampas grasslands and Andes Mountains
2. Amazon River; Madeira and Tapajós Rivers

23. 1. Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage
THURSDAY
1. Strait of Magellan and the Drake Passage
2. Galápagos Islands, northwest;
Marajó Island, northeast;
Falkland Islands, southeast;
Tierra del Fuego, southeast

24. FRIDAY
1. Through the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Ocean; or around Cape Horn into the Drake passage and then into the Pacific Ocean
2. South in the Atlantic through the Drake Passage and into Pacific Ocean; north into the Caribbean Sea, through the Panama Canal, and into Pacific Ocean