South AmericaBy: Siem Tuumai

How did it get it’s name and what does it mean?

South America’s name originated

from the explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.

America is a Latinized version of

“Amerigo”.

Name?

What plates make up South America?

Plates?

Juan de Fuca is the name of the continent.

Area: 250,000 (km)

When did South America take form?

Formation?Before

South America

After

South America

140 MILLION years ago

When did your continent arrive at the location it is in

today?

Formation?120 million years a go, South

America arrived at it’s current location.

South America

What landforms, plant life, and animal life are unique to

your South America?

Landforms?South America possess…

The Second Largest River in the World ,

the Amazon(6,400km)

The highest waterfalls, Angel

Falls (979 m)

…More on Landforms South America also

possess…

The Amazon Rainforest

The South American Jaguars

What processes have given rise to the geological,

geographic, and biological features that South America

has?

Geological ProcessesNazca Plate sub ducted in to the west coast line of South America

…More on Geological Processes

Amazon was once a bay, then eventually became an inland sea because of mountain range grew. It was finally filled by the erosion of higher land, creating crisscrossed waterways.

Work Cited

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• “Pangaea”. Encyclopedia Britannica. 11/2/2015http://www.britannica.com/place/Pangea.• “South America”. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11/2/2015

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