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GEOGRAPHICAL SCENARIO OF THE ABYA YALA OR AMERICAN

CONTINENT

 The American continent is located _______________________________.

 It extends from the _________________________ in the north to

________________ in the south and at the confluence of the
______________ and _____________ Oceans that delimit the continent
by the east and west, respectively.

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  With an area of __________________ km², it is the __________ largest
land mass on the planet, covering ___________% of the total surface of
the planet and ________% of the landmass, and also concentrates about
______% of the human population.

 The American continent is composed of three sub-continents:

________________, ___________________ and _________________
and _______________________.

THE RELIEF OF
THE AMERICAN
CONTINENT

HIGH
MOUNTAIN PLATEAUS PLAINS
RANGES
To the west, mountain To the east, mountain In the center,
ranges of very high young ranges of older and lower extensive plains
mountains that border the mountains: such as
Pacific from north to
south:

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 HIGHEST PEAKS IN SOUTH AMERICA

HYDROGRAPHY

NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA

RIVERS

LAKES

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 CLIMATE

The American continent, being so extensive, has all the terrestrial climates:

 __________________________: The average temperature is ________.

 __________________________: The average annual temperature moves

between ______ and _____.

 __________________________: The average annual temperature is ___.

LANGUAGES

The total number of American languages far exceeds ____________________,

between languages, dialects and patois.

The main languages are those corresponding to those established by the

_____________________, followed by the languages of the main
____________________________:

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 RELIGION

The most prevalent faiths in the Americas are as follows:

Other faiths include Buddhism; Hinduism; Sikhism; Bahá'í Faith; a wide variety of
indigenous religions, many of which can be categorized as animistic.