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FIND OUT MORE. Exploration 400–401 • Habitats 82–84 • Industry 204
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Total land area: 17,835,000 sq km
(6,886,000 sq miles)
Total population: 386 million
Number of countries: 12
Large st country: Brazil
8,511,965 sq km
(3,286,469 sq miles)
Small est country: Suriname
163,270 sq km
(63,039 sq miles)
Large st country population:
Brazil 192 million
Large st lake: Lake Titicaca,
Bolivia/Peru 8,340 sq km
(3,220 sq miles)
Long est river: Amazon, Brazil
6,516 km (4,049 miles)
Highe st point: Cerro Aconcagua,
Argentina 6,959 m (22,833 ft)
Major deserts:
Atacama Desert, Chile
Large st island: Tierra del Fuego
47,000 sq km
(18,140 sq miles)
PATAGONIAN ICE FIELDS 3
At the southern tip of South America, Patagonia is close to
Antarctica and has extreme weather. Here, it is very cold, wet, and
windy. Glaciers carve out huge valleys in the mountains and the sea
is full of icebergs. Cruise ships sail along the many inlets and
channels carrying tourists to see this spectacular landscape.
GOLD MINER, BRAZIL 3
South America has vast
reserves of gold, silver, iron,
copper, and manganese. Working
conditions in the mines are often
harsh and primitive, with little
help from machines. This Brazilian
gold miner is resting on the
bags of excavated dirt from
the mine that he will carry
to the sifters, who sort through
it for gold nuggets.
4 AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION
Now one of the world’s major
industrial nations, Brazil produces
a wide range of goods, including
aircraft, cars, and computers, but
borrowing money to modernize its
industry has caused massive debt.
RAINFOREST TOUCAN 3
The Amazon rainforest covers an
area the size of Australia. It is
also home to the greatest variety
of wildlife on Earth, including
this fruit-eating Toco toucan.
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