Nystrom Atlas 19 South America Elevation and Precipitation

Plants grow all year in the Andes Mountains.

• True

• False

Part of Peru has a growing season of less than three months.

• True

• False

The growing season in most of northern South America is all year long.

• True

• False

Southern Argentina’s growing season is 8 to 12 months long.

• True

• False

Most of Brazil’s growing season is all year long.

• True

• False

On the right side of the cross section are two degrees of latitude that represent the northern and southern boundaries. What are the latitudes?

• 13° S

• 18° S

• 20° S

• 24° S

What color in the legend represents over 10,000 feet above sea level?

• blue

• yellow

• brown

Which country has more areas over 10,000 feet above sea level, Bolivia or Brazil?

• Bolivia

• Brazil

The land along what river has an elevation of 0 to 500 feet above sea level?

• Amazon River

• Paraguay River

What is the elevation of the Amazon Basin?

• below sea level

• 0 to 500 feet

• 500 to 1,000 feet

• 1,000 to 2,000 feet

• 2,000 to 5,000 feet