Geography of South America Great American Interchange. The Andes, likewise a comparatively young and seismically restless mountain range, runs down the western edge of the continent; the land to the east of the northern Andes is largely tropical rain forest, the vast Amazon River basin. The continent also contains drier regions such as eastern Patagonia and the extremely arid Atacama desert. The South American continent also includes various islands, most of which belong to countries on the continent. The Caribbean territories are grouped with North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea—including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana—are also known
Organic farming by country continent, it has the smallest distribution of organic agricultural land at 3%. Much of Africa’s organic agricultural activity is concentrated in East Africa. Within the continent, Uganda has the largest organic area (231,157 hectares) and the largest number of organic producers (189,610). Globally, Uganda has the second largest number of organic producers (190,552) – following India’s 650,000. The East African Community (Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania) make up 35% of the African organic farming land. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, "there is a growing recognition among policymakers that organic agricultural has a significant role