GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Llanos
The Llanos are tropical plains extending across Venezuela and Colombia. Their vegetation and livelihoods respond to a pronounced wet–dry seasonal cycle.
Fast Facts
- Locate them between the northern Andes and the Guiana Highlands within the Orinoco drainage system.
- Low relief allows seasonal river overflow to spread across large areas.
- Cattle ranching is characteristic, but flood depth, drought and local soils constrain land use.
Connected lessons
- LlanosMap, explanation and practice
- Grassland is not one environmentGuided exploration
- Read Colombia through two river valleysGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- PampasRelated places
- OrinocoRelated places
- PantanalRelated places
- CerradoRelated places
- Cordillera Oriental · ColombiaRelated places