Question

Fill in the Blanks:

1. The north-south extent of South America is about
__________km.

2. The Cape_______ is located in the island of Tierra del Fuego.

3. The Falkland islands are under the control of_______

4. The volcanoes in the Andes mountains form part of the___________

5. The Patagonia is located in the rain-shadow area of the
_________mountain ranges.​

Answer 1

Answer:

3.Falkland Islands, also called Malvinas Islands or Spanish Islas Malvinas, internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean. It lies about 300 miles (480 km) northeast of the southern of South America and a similar distance

1.Its greatest north-south extent ias about 4,700 miles, from Point Gallinas, Colombia, to Cape Horn, while its greatest east-west extent is some 3,300 miles, from Cape Branco, Brazil, to Point Pariñas

2.small Hornos Island

4.

The Andean Volcanic Belt is a major volcanic belt along the Andean cordillera in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is formed as a result of subduction of the Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate underneath the South American

5.Andes range

Cuyo and Eastern Patagonia is rain shadowed from the prevailing westerly winds by the Andes range and is arid.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The north-south extent of South America is about

4,700 km.

2. The Cape Horn is located in the island of Tierra del Fuego.

3. The Falkland islands are under the control of self-government.

4. The volcanoes in the Andes mountains form part of the Argentina Chile Border.

5. The Patagonia is located in the rain-shadow area of the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.