Snow dusts the peaks of the Andes Mountains in Southern Chile From Ocean to Mountain Chile's land gets higher from the west to the east High plains or flat areas lie just east of the coast The steep Andes Mountains stand along the border eastern
Map Whiz Quiz I From north to south the land changes wildly In the north is the Atacama Desert This northern desert can go years without getting rain In Chile's center are lakes rivers and volcanoes Southern Chile has thick forests This area also has many islands Take a look at the map on page 5 Trace the outline of Chile onto a sheet of paper Can you find the Pacific Ocean Mark this part of your map with a W for west Next find the country of Argentina Mark it with an E for east Pick out two colors Color Argentina with one Use the other for the water in and around Chile The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest desert in world the
Volcanoes Chile lies on the Ring of Fire This area includes the coasts of many countries that touch the Pacific Ocean It is called the Ring of Fire for its many volcanoes and earthquakes Chile has more than two thousand volcanoes About fifty of them are active This means they send out smoke and ash Ojos del Salado in Chile is the world's tallest active volcano It is 22 664 feet 6 908 meters high Llaima Volcano in central Chile erupted in
Ojos del Salado is a big volcano in northern Chile Volcanoes can create disasters if they erupt or blow up But they can also be useful They heat the water nearby Chile uses the steam and heated water energy for
