Amazon River
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Amazon River
2 Weeks In Survival
LAND FORMS
At some points the river divides into multiple channels which is all connected by a complicated system of natural canals. The banks of the Amazon are low, until approaching Manaus, they rise to become rolling hills.
CLIMATE
The Amazon is warm, rainy, and humid.
The temperature is usually 80 degrees fahrenheit during the day and 50 degrees fahrenheit at night.
It's usually rainy during spring which is when we'll be there.
VEGETATION
Tropical rainforest
Variety of trees
Layered structure
As high as 120 feet above the ground
Emergents attain heights of 200 feet.
EDIBLE PLANTS
Bananas
Cinnamon
Cocoa beans - chocolate
Citrus fruit
Tamarind Tropical Rainforest Plants
Brazil nuts
Mangoes
Brazilian coconut
Sugar cane
Lemons
Photo by douneika
NON EDIBLE PLANTS
Lilianas
Bromeliads
Saprophytes
Strangler fig.
Photo by lilivanili
POISONOUS PLANTS
Strychnos
Angel's Trumpet
Curare
Photo by Luigi Brocca
MEDICAL PLANTS
cocoa tree
kapok tree
clavillia
wild yam
chinchona tree
trumpet tree
and suma.
Photo by Sergio Kasusky
ANIMAL LIFE
About 1,500 fish species but more remain unidentified.
Monkeys
Large cats
Sloths
Anteaters
Armadillos
Iguanas
Nonpoisonous boa constrictor
Anaconda.
Photo by Pantheroux
DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Mosquito (carries deadly diseases)
Piranha
Anaconda
Black Caiman
Jaguar
Photo by bcymet
OTHER FACTS & INFO
In South America
The largest river by discharge of water in the world
Second longest river in the world
Has the largest drainage basin in the world
Accounts for approximately 1/5 of the world's total river flow
Since you cannot sleep on the ground, we can use the parachute as a hammock, tying the ends to separate trees.
Photo by thebarrowboy
HOW TO MAKE A SPEAR
1. Find somewhat straight sapling
2. Sharpen the thick end to a point after cutting off all the limbs. Leave the bark on.
3. About 9 in. down, tightly wrap some string, and tie it.
4. Create a split from the tip to the string, which must always be left in place.
5. Make a second split perpendicular to the first one, making four sections at the tip.
6. Jam a twig into each of the two splits.
Preserving Berries
Crush your berries into a jam.
Then spread the berry paste evenly over a frying rock.
Then prop the rock at a steep angle facing a bed of coals in a fire pit.
Do not cook or burn the mush, only dry it.
Keep monitoring the berry mush until the steam coming off it is reduced.
Then set the rock aside to cool.
Photo by liquidnight
Longer exposure will result in fruit chips.
The chips will last indefinitely if they are kept dry.
Store them in a protected location where the heat of your fire will dry them.
Photo by liquidnight
Quick Still Water
You will need one plastic bag, a pebble, and a few inches of string.
Place the bag over the end of a branch with green leaves, and put a pebble in one corner.
Tie the bag shut
Water will evaporate from the leaves, condense on the inner walls of the bag, and down to the low spot.
Photo by Claudio.Ar
Keep in mind that a number of such stills are required to provide an individual with an adequate water supply.
Photo by Claudio.Ar
How To Make A Tipi Fire
FIRST WOOD.
The first wood should be the thickness of a pencil.
FIREWOOD
Fire wood should be the thickness of your wrist or larger.
Photo by bobaliciouslondon
BUILDING YOUR TIPI FIRE
1. Take some twelve-inch kindling in both hands and bend or break it in the middle.
2. Place the kindling in your fire pit and form it into a triangular shape. Make sure to leave an open area inside for the tinder. Face the opening to the wind.
3. Lay on more kindling and first wood, starting with smaller pieces and building up until your tipi is big.
4. Light it with matches
Photo by bobaliciouslondon
