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Latin America geography.

Amazon River

The Amazon River is located in northern South America.
Photo by markg6

It runs through

  • Brazil
  • Peru
  • Columbia
  • Equador
  • Bolivia
  • Venezula
Photo by Jim Surkamp

Fun facts
The Amazon River is 4,000 miles long.It is the second longest river in the world.The Amazon River is credited with flowing 20% of the Earth’s fresh water into the Atlantic.

Photo by Fragile Oasis

Climate and Vegetation
The Amazon River is warm and humid year round and has lots and diverse vegetation

Andes mountains

The Andes Mountains are located in western South America.

They run through

  • Argentina
  • Peru
  • Bolivia
  • And Chile
Photo by NASA Johnson

Climate and vegetation
Climate varies depending on elevation the higher you are the colder it. gets.Rainforest,grasslands,
shrubs the vegetation also depends on elevation.

Fun Facts
The Andes is the largest mountain range not found underneath the ocean.The Andes was the home of the Inca empire.The highest peak of the Andes is 6,962 meters.

Atacama desert

The Atacama desert is located in western South America.
Photo by Dave_B_

The Atacama desert is in chile

Photo by Philip Oyarzo

Climate and Vegetation
The Atacama desert is mid 60s year round.The area by the ocean current is a foggy are with little rain and plants like cacti,shrubs,and others.The center receives no rain and has no plants.

Fun facts
The Atacama desert is the driest desert in the world.It is the worlds largest supply of sodium nitrate.

Photo by krheesy