Physical Geography of South America

Multiple Choice

What causes Patagonia to be dry, barren, and windy?

• the Santa Ana winds

• the rain shadow effect caused by the Andes

• its proximity to the Equator

• the Coriolis effect coming from the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Due to its location, the predominant climates of South America are

• steppe and desert.

• humid subtropical and marine west coast

• tropical wet and tropical wet/dry.

• Mediterranean and humid continental.