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1 day ago · South America, fourth largest continent in the world, the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas. The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape. Learn more about South America.
- The People
South America - Indigenous, Cultures, Diversity: Four main...
- Geologic History
South America - Geology, Plate Tectonics, Fossils: The...
- Lakes, Rivers, Wetlands
South America - Lakes, Rivers, Wetlands: Most of South...
- The Northern Andes
South America - Andes, Amazon, Galapagos: North of the Gulf...
- Iberians
South America - Iberians, Indigenous, Colonization: Until...
- Effects of Rapid Population Increase
South America - Population Growth, Migration, Poverty: Rapid...
- The Andes Mountains
South America - Andes, Peaks, Glaciers: The ranges of the...
- Precious Metals and Gemstones
South America - Precious Metals, Gemstones, Mining: Despite...
- The People
5 days ago · The Americas can be roughly divided into two major cultural regions: Latin America, which includes North America south of the Rio Grande, the islands of the West Indies, and all of South America; and Anglo-America, which includes Canada and the United States.
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22 hours ago · Population: 51,872,000 inhabitants. Colombia is located in the northern region of South America. It shares borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. It is the only nation in South America with coasts on both the Pacific and the Atlantic, and its territory is home to different climatic zones, mountain ranges and plains that make ...
3 days ago · Latin America is generally understood to consist of the entire continent of South America in addition to Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean whose inhabitants speak a Romance language.
2 days ago · The basic geographical subregions are North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America; the latter contains further politico-geographical subdivisions such as the Southern Cone, the Guianas and the Andean states.
11 hours ago · As of 5 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Beryl was about 370 miles southeast of Isla Beata in the Dominican Republic and 695 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. It was hurrying west-northwest at 22 mph ...
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22 hours ago · The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, which also includes a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations.