Facts About South America
- Home to the Amazon Forest; largest rainforest in the world, which produces 20% of Earths oxygen.
- Holds more then half of the worlds estimated ten million plant, animal, and insect species.
- Languages spoke are English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and dutch.
- The total land size is 6,858,673 square miles
- Covers about 12 Percent of the worlds land area, and has aproximately 6% of the worlds population.
- 12 independent countries and 3 other political units.
- Location of the Atacama Desert; the driest place on Earth.
- Has The Andes; the longest mountain range on Earth.
- In Venezuela is the highest waterfall; Angel Falls.
- The tempurature ranges from a hot 110 degrees fahrenheit to a record low (in south america) -27 degrees fahrenheit.