SOUTH AMERICA

THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

It's mainly in Brazil but it's Also in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

THE CLIMATE

FACTS ABOUT THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

• It's home to so many organisms so many of them aren't even named
• The Amazon rainforest is being cut down at a very rapid rate

Located in east/north east South America

THE AMAZON RIVER

THE CLIMATE

It goes through
Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean

FACTS

• The Amazon River is the second longest river next to the nile
• It is 4,000 miles long
• No bridge crosses the river along its entire length

It is located across South America

THE ANDES MOUNTAINS

THE CLIMATE

• Tierra Fria (Frozen land)
• Tierra helada (cold land)
• Tierra Templada (temperate land)
• Tierra Caliente (hot land)

The countries it's in are
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

FACTS

• In the Andes mountains there are highplains aka the altiplano
• The Andes mountains is the longest chain of above water mountains

It is located in western South America