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The continent’s economy is centered on the export of diverse natural resources. Agriculture. South America extends from a broad equatorial zone in the north to a narrow sub- Arctic zone in the south. The continent can be divided into four climatic regions: tropical, temperate, arid and cold.
Latin America is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as it is a region rich in natural resources. It houses 25 percent of the Earth’s forests and arable land, as well as more than 30 percent of the world's water resources. For many countries in the region, especially in South America, a significant proportion of their ...
South America - Oil, Gas, Coal: Large quantities of oil and natural gas are found in several areas within South America. The greatest quantities are located in the sedimentary layers surrounding Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo and the adjacent Caribbean coastal margin.
South America is the 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.
South America - Rainforests, Biodiversity, Ecosystems: Rainforest covers the largest part of the Amazon region, most of the Guianas, southern and eastern Venezuela, the Atlantic slopes of the Brazilian Highlands, and the Pacific coast of Colombia and northern Ecuador.
South America’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately. South America can be divided into three physical regions: mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains.
This first issue of the Bulletin on Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean, prepared by the Natural Resources Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), contains an analytical overview of the role played by water, electricity, agriculture, biodiversity and non-renewable natural resources ...