GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICA

South America, the world's fourth-largest continent, can be divided into three physical regions: highlands, river basins, and coastal plains.

South America's primary mountain system, the Andes, is also the world's longest one, about 8,850 kilometers.

In general, the weather in South America is hot and humid.
The average daytime temperature is 32-35º C.

South America is bordered by the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In the northwest, it is joined to North America by a land bridge narrowing to about 50 miles (80 km) at one point. The Drake Passage, south of Cape Horn, separates South America from Antarctica.