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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE ANDES MOUNTAINS

Climate and vegetation
The climate of the Andes mountains changes through/with elavation
Climate helps determine the vegetation of the region South America has a variety of plant life

FACTS

  • The andes region includes valleys and the altiplano
  • The andes mountains stretches the distance of 5,000.
  • It is the longest mountain range above sea level
Photo by helixblue

Where the Andes are placed
They are placed the western part of South America.

Countries the Andes go through Columbia,Peru,Chile,Bolvia,Venezuela,Argentina,Ecuador.

Photo by Miguel Vera

AMAZON RAINFOREST

Photo by CIFOR

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

  • Hot everyday humid
  • Rains alot
  • More than 40,000 diffrent species of plants
Photo by Santiago Ron

FACTS

  • Covers more than 2 million square miles
  • Worlds richest collection of life forms
  • East of the atlantic ocean

WHERE THE AMAZON RAINFOREST IS

  • Located primarily in brazil
  • Countries bolvia, columbia, guyana,
  • Brazil,peru,Venezuela,Ecuador,

AMAZON RIVER

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

  • Hot warm
  • Can get cold at night
  • Around 80,000 plants
Photo by MiriaGrunick

FACTS

  • 4,000 miles long
  • Flows from Andes to the atlantic
  • The largest in the river system
Photo by travfotos

Where is the Amazon River

Starts at the west coast goes to the Atlantic Ocean
Countries Columbia, Peru, Bolvia, Venezuela, Ecuador

Photo by carlaarena