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**Brush Up On Venezuela's Geography **





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**Location: **

 * **Venezuela is located on the northern tropical Caribbean coast of South America. **
 * **Bordering Venezuela on the east of is Guyana. **
 * **Bordering Venezuela on the south is Brazil. **
 * **Bordering Venezuela on the west is Colombia. **
 * **Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad, and Tobago is located north of Venezuela. **

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**Size: **

 * **The total area of Venezuela is 352,144 square miles. **
 * **Subdivided into twenty-three states and ten administrative regions. **

**Terrain: **

 * **In the northwest and along the northern Caribbean coast are the north-easternmost extensions of the Andes mountains. **
 * **The highest point is Pico Bolivar reaching 4,981 m. **
 * **The center of Venezuela is made up of extensive plains. **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">These plains are known as the Ilanos, which run from the Colombian border to the east of the Orinoco River. **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Orinoco River is the largest river in the country. **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Other rivers include the Caroni River and the Apure River. **

**<span style="background-color: #ffd300; color: #d80b0b; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Physical Map **

**<span style="background-color: #ffd300; color: #d80b0b; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Climate: **

 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Venezuela is tropical and hot and humid. **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A more moderate climate is found in the highlands. **

**<span style="background-color: #ffd300; color: #d80b0b; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Natural Resources: **

 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Venezuela is very wealthy in natural resources; these resources include ([|Geography]): **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Oil **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Gas **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Iron ore **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Coal **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Bauxite **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Gold **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Timber wood **
 * **<span style="color: #eb9f14; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Soils **

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