SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where are the llanos?
A
Argentina and Paraguay
B
Colombia and Venezuela
C
Uruguay and Bolivia
D
Brazil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Llanos (Spanish Los Llanos, “The Plains"; Spanish pronunciation: [loz ˈʝanos]) is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Venezuelan Llanos (Spanish: Llanos Venezolanos) also simply known as Los Llanos (English: the Plains) in Venezuela, is a natural region that consists of a very large, flat central depression of approximately 243, 774 km2 of extension, equivalent to 26.6% of the total continental territory of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tropical grasslands are known as campos in Brazil, llanos in Venezuela and savanna in East Africa. Temperate grasslands in Argentina are known as pampas.

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