Q. 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?
Answer: C
Notes:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
The Andes Mountains are one of the longest continental mountain ranges in the world, stretching about 7,000 km along the western coast of South America, from Venezuela in the north to Chile and Argentina in the south.
The Andean Mountains, or Andes, passes through
- Venezuela. Option 6 is correct.
- Ecuador. Option 4 is correct.
- Peru
- Bolivia. Option 1 is correct.
- Colombia. Option 3 is correct.
- Chile
- Argentina.
Option 2 is incorrect. Brazil does not lie within the Andes Mountain range. Brazil is east of the Andes and geographically separated from it.
Option 5 is incorrect. The Andes do not pass through Paraguay. Paraguay lies east of the Andes, on the Paraguayan Plateau
Source:https://www.worldatlas.com/continents/south-america.html
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