Section 1
Physical Geography

Andes mountains

ANDES MOUNTAIN FACTS

• Llamas live there
• In south america
• They rise more than 20,000 ft
• There are 6 zones in the mountains
• They run through Ecuador, Peru,Bolivia, and Chile.

Waters and Islands

Galápagos Islands

ISLANDS AND WATER FACTS

• They have a el niño every 2 to 7 years
• Fish like Herring live in the water
• The water is very cold usally
• THe el niño makes the water warm
• The herring disappear during the el niño

Climate Zones

CLIMATE ZONE FACTS

• Tierra Caliente is the lowest,extending from sea level to about 1,000-2,000 ft above sea level
• Tierra Templada is the second lowest,3,000 feet above sea level.
• Tierra fria is the third lowest,4,000 feet above see level.
• Tierra Helada is the fourth,5,000 ft above sea level.
• Tierra Nevada is the last 6,000 ft above sea

Atacama Desert

FACTS ABOUT ATACAMA DESERT

• Atacama desert in Chile is the driest desert in the world
• Atacama is also one of the best places in the world for astronomy
• rich in copper and sodium nitrate.
• The atacama receives just 0.1mm rain water per year
• 2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level

El Niño

EL NIÑO FACTS

• disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system
• Also called ENSO
• anomalously warm or cold for long periods of time
• "Southern Oscillation"
• high air surface pressure

NATURAL RESOURCES FACTS

• Gold and silver are found extensively, as are other rare metals
• Copper, iron, lead, zinc, bismuth, phosphates
• They are mostly minerals
• Found in the secound or third zones in the mountains
• Very hard to dig up