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- 1 What is the large peninsula in Mexico much of which is covered by the rain forest that extends the Gulf of Mexico?
- 2 What is the long river in South America that winds from Peru through northern Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean?
- 3 What river cuts through the desert and forms a border with Mexico and the United States?
- 4 Which mountain range covers the most area in Mexico?
- 5 What are the main rivers of South America?
- 6 Which river flows from the southernmost part of Brazil?
What is the large peninsula in Mexico much of which is covered by the rain forest that extends the Gulf of Mexico?
Yucatán Peninsula, Spanish Península de Yucatán, a northeastern projection of Central America, lying between the Gulf of Mexico to the west and north and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
What is the long river in South America that winds from Peru through northern Brazil and empties into the Atlantic Ocean?
The Orinoco River flows north of the Amazon. The Orinoco flows in a giant arc for more than 2,736 kilometers (1,700 miles), originating in the Guiana Highlands of northern Brazil and discharging in the Atlantic Ocean in Venezuela.
What river cuts through the desert and forms a border with Mexico and the United States?
Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Spanish Río Grande del Norte, or (in Mexico) Río Bravo, or Río Bravo del Norte, fifth longest river of North America, and the 20th longest in the world, forming the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico.
What is the large peninsula in Mexico?
The Baja California Peninsula (English: Lower California Peninsula, Spanish: Península de Baja California) is a peninsula in Northwestern Mexico. It separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California.
Where is the central Mexican plateau?
The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano, is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico.
Which mountain range covers the most area in Mexico?
| Sierra Madre del Sur | |
|---|---|
| Area | 143,447 km2 (55,385 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| Sierra Madre del Sur, other major mountain ranges, and the Mexican Plateau | |
| Country | Mexico |
What are the main rivers of South America?
South America has three important river basins: the Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraguay/Paraná.
Which river flows from the southernmost part of Brazil?
Brazil’s two southernmost states are drained through the Uruguay River, which also flows into the Río de la Plata.