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Andes Mountains

Published on Jan 03, 2016

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ANDES MOUNTAINS

Located in south western South America
Photo by gbaku
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THE COUNTRIES INCLUDED

Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina
Photo by Matthew P Sharp 1984
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CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

  • Climate: highland
  • Vegetation: located in tropical zone, warm year round, perfect for rain forests
Photo by gigi 62
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FACTS

  • The higher you get in the Andes, the lower the temperature
  • The Andes is 4,400 miles long (7,000 km) the islands of Aruba are submerged peaks of the Andes
  • The islands of Aruba are submerged peaks of the Andes
Photo by blmiers2
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AMAZON RAIN FOREST

The Amazon rain forest is located in the north eastern South America
Photo by kahunapulej
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COUNTRIES INCLUDED

Brazil
Photo by kahunapulej
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CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

  • Climate: tropical forest
  • Vegetation: below equator warm year round lots of rain
Photo by flicker:
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FACTS

  • The amazon rain forest is 54% of the remaining rain forests
  • The amazon rain forest covers 2.5 million square miles
Photo by Vilseskogen
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AMAZON RIVER

The amazon river is located in north eastern South America
Photo by WanderingtheWorld (www.ChrisFord.com)
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THE COUNTRIES INCLUDED

Brazil
Photo by Shaan Hurley
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CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

  • Climate: river
  • Vegetation: below equator warm year round
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FACTS

  • The amazon river basin covers 2,722 million square miles
  • 16% of earths river water comes from the amazon delta
Photo by ecstaticist

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