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SOUTH AMERICA 



contrast between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts is 

 generally striking ; instead of luxuriant forests, the 

 inland slopes display only varieties of dry vegetation. 



Fig. 38. Physical Features of South America. 



Thin, grey patches of leafless and thorny scrubs, vast 

 wastes of cacti, prickly pear, agaves, and prickly acacias, 

 alternate with light evergreen woods. Higher up begin 



