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On the frequency distribution of land slope
Department of Geography, State University ..... Rather, the orientation and spatial arrangement of the slopes appear to be the most important criteria ..... 'Asymmetrical valleys of the Chiltern Hills', Geographical Journal, ...
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Mike :)

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-07-13 12:20:00 GMT)
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Obviously is meaning "The Americas" it would be "are"

America characterizes itself by the arrangement/layout of terrain, rivers with large flows, big lakes and coastal differences.

I think that America is characterized by the way its terrain is laid out, and since there is no mentioning of which "America", I believe the sentence is talking about America including North, Middle and South. I believe the sentence wants to say that America has different faces characterized by the explanation of the terrain, rivers, lakes and coastal differences, i.e. a continent with different faces.

Since this is for a children's geography book, (what age?) I think it's best to keep it simple.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-13 13:56:58 GMT)
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Since 'mountain ranges' is out, I would start the sentence with "America is known for its characteristic terrain, ...

Oh, "Se caracteriza por"... This is just the kind of sentence I can imagine children learning off by heart, but having precious little idea of the meaning. Am I going to far with my simplified translation?!

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-07-13 12:21:57 GMT)
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NOT having a good typo day: "going TOO far". Sorry.

And I would stress that I have tried to offer a version that is child-friendly (all the more reason to apologise for the typo!)

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-07-13 16:30:38 GMT)
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Mountain ranges won't work after all - too loose and doesn't work in the context of the rest of the text book.

We're talking about 12/13 year-olds, so I was probably pitching a bit too childish.

Perhaps, still departing quite some way from the Spanish style: *America is to be recognised by its terrain*.

I find "disposición" tautologous. Terrain has to be laid out!