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2. SOUTH AMERICASouth America exists as continuation ofNorth America.South America lies between 12 northto 55 south latitude and 35 westto 81 west longitude Mexico,CentralAmerican countries and South Americaare together called Latin America. 3. PANAMA CANALThe Atlantic and the Pacific Oceanshave been joined by the 77Km longPanama Canal. This was officiallyopened on August 15, 1914.Thousands of ships pass through thePanama Canal annually into theAtlantic and the Pacific Oceans. 4. Countries of South America.Columbia, Venezuela,Guyana, Surinam, Ecuador,Peru, Brazil, Bolivia,Paraguay, Uruguay Chile,Argentina. 5. Physical divisions of South AmericaAndes MountainsEastern HighlandsCentral lowlands 6. Andes MountainsThe highest navigable lake in theworld is the Titicaca, which issituated in the basin of AndesMountains. It is 3810 metre abovethe sea level and has an area of8300Km.It shares the boarder withPeru and Bolivia. 7. AMAZON RIVERThe Amazon River is the largestin the world and also the biggestriver basin. During the monsoonseason this river is almost 190Km wide. 8. CLIMATEThe size of the continent,Winds, Ocean Currents, andthe Andes mountain are thefactors that affect the climatehere. 9. Life of the PeopleAgriculture.Cattle Rearing.Fishing.Minerals. 10. . . 11. THANK YOU