AMAZON RIVER

• The Amazon River flows through Brazil and Peru.
• It starts at the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
• The Brazilian water ivy, and the red Amazon sword plant are all plants that grow in the Amazon River.

FACTS ABOUT THE AMAZON RIVER

• The Amazon river is about 4,000 miles long.
• The Amazon River carries about 1/5 of the Earth's river water.
• During the wet season, the Amazon River reaches about 120 miles wide.

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MANY TYPES OF FISH CAN BE FOUND IN THE AMAZON RIVER.

AMAZON RIVER WATER (AS A PERCENT OF ALL OF EARTH'S RIVER WATER)

RED AMAZON SWORD PLANT

AMAZON RAINFOREST

• The Amazon Rainforest is located the following countries:
• Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, and Guyana.
• The climate of the Amazon Rainforest is tropical.

AMAZON RAINFOREST VEGETATION

• The Amazon rainforest is in Northern Brazil.
• The climate of the Amazon Rainforest is tropical.

AMAZING AMAZON

• The Amazon Rainforest covers 5 and a 1/2 million square kilometers.
• 2 and a 1/2 million different species of insects live in the Amazon Rainforest.
• The Amazon Rainforest is home to 40,000 different species of plants.
• The Amazon Rainforest recently had a severe drought.

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ANDES MOUNTAINS

• The Andes mountains are on the pacific coast of Latin America.
• They stretch through Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, and Colombia.
• The climate varies with the elevation, the higher the elevation, the colder the climate.

TYPES OF VEGETATION

• Aloe plants
• Puya raimondii
• Calophora
• Opuntia
• Wild potato

VEGETATION (HOW PLANTS ARE USED IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE USED)

AMAZING ANDES

• Longest mountain range in the world.
• The Andes Mountains span seven countries .
• It's 500 miles wide.
• The highest elevation in the Andes is 13,000 feet.