a great mountain system extending about 4,500 miles in western
South America.
mountain system extending the length of western
South America.
one of the
world's largest mountain systems stretching along the entire western side of
South America. It extends 5,000 miles from Venezuela to Tierra
del Fuego, containing more than 40 peaks that exceed 20,000 feet in height. The wide
range of the Andes
results in a very difficult
environment with a
series of climates from mountain ranges with heavy rainfall and snow to areas which are extremely dry and
windy to one of the driest places in the
world.
antisocial personality same as
suppressive person. See
suppressive person in this glossary.