Consider the following countries :
- I.Bolivia
- II.Brazil
- III.Colombia
- IV.Ecuador
- V.Paraguay
- VI.Venezuela
Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?
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Answer: C. The Andes run along western South America through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Of the listed countries, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela are on the Andes. Brazil and Paraguay lie to the east and have no part of the Andes. So four.
Watch for: Brazil is the biggest South American country, but the Andes do not enter it.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because four of the listed countries have the Andes.
- B. Wrong because four of the listed countries have the Andes.
- D. Wrong because Brazil and Paraguay do not have the Andes.
Source to check: Oxford School Atlas; NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography
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