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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
• http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug03/america.html.• http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm
.• http://www.britannica.com/place/Pangea.• http://
www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Continents/south_america.htm.
• http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blplate_size_table.htm• http://
www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Continents/south_america.htm.
• “Pangaea”. Encyclopedia Britannica. 11/2/2015http://www.britannica.com/place/Pangea.• “South America”. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11/2/2015
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/South_America.aspx• “South America”. Natural History on the net. 11/2/2015http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug03/america.html.