SOUTH AMERICA

AMAZON RAINFOREST

AMAZON RAINFOREST

• The rainforest is located on the northern half of South America
• Countries in the rainforest are Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Guyana
• Climate in the rainforest is very humid and rainy all year round
• There are so many plants in the rainforest that most haven't even been named yet

FACTS ABOUT THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

• The Amazon river runs through the rainforest
• The Amazon river holds 1/5 of the worlds river water
• The Amazon Rainforest covers nearly 2 million square miles
• Yearly average rainfall = 50 to 175 inches

PAMPAS

PAMPAS

• The countries that are in the Pampas are Argentina and Uruguay
• The Pampas are located on the southern half of South America
• One of the main types of vegetation in the Pampas are Pampas Grass
• During the summer it's mostly dry with a lot of humidity

PAMPAS FACTS

• Pampas grass can grow as tall as 12 feet
• The Pampas cover nearly 295,000 square miles
• The average temperature in the Pampas is 18 degrees celcius

ATACAMA

ATACAMA

• Atacama is located left west of Argentina and Bolivia
• There is one country in Atacama which is Chile
• The Atacama is one of the driest places on earth
• The plants in Atacama are cacti and lichens

ATACAMA DESET

• There has only been 4 inches of rain for over a thousand years
• That's about .004 inches a year
• The Atacama is known as the driest place on earth