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Across 2. Elevated region that slopes to a fertile coast plain in Guyana 5. River system that drains Caribbean South America 6. A water pattern located along the west coast 7. A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water 9. Thick rainforests found in the Amazon Basin 11. Grasslands created from fertile loess deposits 13. "Land of Fire" 15. Highest freshwater lake in the world 19. A weather pattern found in the Pacific Ocean 20. The driest desert in the world 22. Found above 16,000 feet 24. Located from sea level to 3,000 feet 25. A rain shadow desert found in southern Argentina 27. Drains much of the central portion of Atlantic South America

Down 1. Parallel mountain ranges 3. Links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans 4. High plateau surrounded by even higher mountains 8. "Ecological islands" that are isolated plateaus 10. Created by a loss of nutrients or by overgrazing 12. Highest peak in the Western Hemisphere 14. Grass covered savannas found in Venezuela 16. Highest elevated freshwater body in the world 17. Created when moisture is blocked by a mountain range 18. Region found above the tree line 21. Landform that is the size of the U.S--contains 1/3 of all species 23. Occurs where fresh and seawater mix 26. Run along most of the western part of the continent