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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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AMAZON RAINFOREST
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MOST OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST IS IN BRAZIL,
SOMEWHAT NORTH, NOTHER WEST IN SOUTH AMERICA.
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BRAZIL, PERU, VENEULA, ECUADO, COLUMBIA, GUYANA, BOLVIA, SURINAME, AND
AND FRENCH GUISNA ARE THE COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
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AMAZON CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
- Amazon Rainforest has a large biodiversity
- The plants and vegetation produce most of the world's oxygen
- Over a 80,000 species of plants have been found in the Amazon Rainforest alone
- The Amazon Rainforest is mostly tropical
- It's usually hot and humid with a temperature averaging 80.7 F
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FACTS
- 10% of known species live in Amazon
- 20% of birds species live in Amazon
- Many dangerous animals in Amazon
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AMAZON RIVER
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LOCATION
THE AMAZON IS IN NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA
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BRAZIL, PERU, VENEULA, ECUADO, COLUMBIA, GUYANA, BOLVIA
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CLIMATE/VEGETATION
- Forest vegatation
- Soil is usually around flood level
- Many ferns and mosses around
- Large lillypads
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FACTS
- Around 6400 km (4000m)
- Over 300 known species of fish live in Amazon River
- Anacondas, one of the largest snakes, live in the Amazon River
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MOUNTAINS
ANDES AND ALITPLANO
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LOCATION
ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA
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COUNTRIES
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina
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CLIMATE-VEGETATION
- Northern Andes is usually rainy and warm
- The west and south are usually drier
- Home to about 30,000 species of plant
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FACTS
- Most animals on Andes have to be agile
- And able to stay warm
- Andes to home to 90% of tropical glaciers
