OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaSouth America is the fourth largest continent. It has 12 countries, and Brazil is the biggest one. About 430 million people live in South America. Most people there speak Spanish, but in Brazil they speak Portuguese.
The Amazon Rainforest covers a huge part of South America. It is the largest rainforest in the world and is about half the size of the United States. More types of plants and animals live in the Amazon than almost anywhere else on Earth. You can find colorful macaws, poison dart frogs, and jaguars there.
- The Andes Mountains run along the entire west side of South America.
- They stretch over 4,300 miles, making them the longest mountain range in the world!
- Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall on Earth.
- The water drops over 3,200 feet, which is more than twice the height of the tallest building in the world.
