South America - Population, Ecology, Distribution

South America - Population, Ecology, Distribution: The present population of South America is the result of four centuries of mixture among those four components—American Indians, Iberians, Africans, and more recent overseas immigrants—and their descendants. The mixing process began when the first Iberians reached South America. The previous traditions and basic values and attitudes of the Iberians—coupled with other characteristics of their conquest and colonization—facilitated intermixing not only with the Indians but in general among all the various ethnic groups, although the intensity, extent, and frequency of that mixing varied both among different groups and at different times. Legal marriage between Iberians and Indians was tolerated, often
South America, fourth largest continent in the world, the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas. The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape. Learn more about South America.

Rainfall distribution (left) and vegetation in Latin America

Biomes distributions in South America (A) and the mapping of the

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Approximate distribution of major terrestrial South American

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South America - Population, Ecology, Distribution

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U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the