South America's Climate and People.
The native people of South America make up a large part of the Andean population of South America especially in the regions of Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Paraguay. The rest of the places in South America consist of the mestizo though Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and south Brazil contain Europeans. People of African descent make up north east Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana,
Venezuela and Colombia.
Venezuela and Colombia.
Different ethnic groups have merged to form one name-the South Americans. People
of South America have ancestral origins like Europeans, Spaniards, Portuguese, African slaves etc. People with dark hair or blue eyes or green eyes or dark skin all belong to the same country.
of South America have ancestral origins like Europeans, Spaniards, Portuguese, African slaves etc. People with dark hair or blue eyes or green eyes or dark skin all belong to the same country.
Due to its large size, the climate of South America varies with each region, determined by their own geographical location, ocean currents and winds. Keeping that in mind, its climate is as varied as you can get. The climate of South America has a distinct wet and dry season throughout, making overall generalizations not particularly useful. The Andean regions of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia share in common - from May to November - the driest and coldest time of the year. As you move away from the Equator and reach higher altitudes, temperature changes more dramatically, from below the freezing point in the dry season to around 28°C (82.4°F) or more in the wet season.
The climate of South America can be broadly divided into seven different climate types:
Desert - Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.
Grassland - Hot summers and cold winters with above average rainfall.
Deciduous forest - Four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold, wet winters.
The trees shed their leaves in autumn. Rainforest - High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the year. Savanna - This region has very high temperatures all year and rain during the summer season only. Mediterranean - Warm to high temperatures with rainfall in the autumn and winter
months. Alpine/mountain - Cold, windy and snowy. It is winter from October to May with
temperatures below freezing, while summer is from June to September where the temperature can reach 15°C.
Desert - Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.
Grassland - Hot summers and cold winters with above average rainfall.
Deciduous forest - Four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold, wet winters.
The trees shed their leaves in autumn. Rainforest - High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the year. Savanna - This region has very high temperatures all year and rain during the summer season only. Mediterranean - Warm to high temperatures with rainfall in the autumn and winter
months. Alpine/mountain - Cold, windy and snowy. It is winter from October to May with
temperatures below freezing, while summer is from June to September where the temperature can reach 15°C.