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AMAZON RAINFOREST
BY TASHIARA NICHOLS
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CLIMATE
Rain falls throughout the year, for a yearly
average of between to 175 inches.
Like any other tropical rainforest, it's hot and humid
throughout the year, with an average annual
temperature of 27°C (80.7°F).
Photo by
Sergiu Bacioiu
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WHAT'S GOING ON THERE
Low levels of inherent variability
Destruction of ecosystem
Poor dispersion ability
Pollution
Requirement for large area
Photo by
Alain Dubois
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ALSO- MIGRATION OVER LONG DISTANCES
Requirement for large area
Hunting & fishing
Population being concentrated
Exotic species being introduced
Global warming
Photo by
Alain Dubois
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LOCATION
The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and covers 2.1
million square miles of land. Brazil has 60%, Peru has 13%, and
Columbia has 10% while other countries have very small parts of the rainforest within their bor
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FACTS
The Amazon rainforest has existed for at least 55 million years.
The Amazon rainforest is home to a very diverse range of species
many of which are not found elsewhere in the world.
The Amazon rainforest accounts for more than half of the entire world's remaining rainforests.
The Amazon rainforest is also referred to as the ‘Lungs of the Planet' because it produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen.
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VEGETATION
The vegetation of the Amazon rainforest can be classified in to three groups
according to their height and sun filtering
In the Amazon excursions you can identify the three groups: ,
the giant trees such as acacias
intermediate species that are between 10 m and 40 m in height,
Photo by
harold.lloyd
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AMAZON RIVER
KAYLEE BENNETT
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ANDES AND ALTIPLANO
BY BOTH TASHIARA AND KAYLER
Photo by
martin (necktru)
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LOCATION
Photo by
Piero...
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LOCATION
are located in South America, r.
unning north to south along the western coast of the continent
Altiplano, is located not far southeast of Lake Titicaca, at the bottom of a spectacular chasm
Photo by
Piero...
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COUNTRIES
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, and Venezuela .
Photo by
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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FACTS
Mining activities are carried out in the mountain range, with iron, gold, silver, tin and
Copper being the main production materials
Andes Mountains make up the highest mountain range outside Asia.
The Andes were the home of one of the greatest civilization .
in the New World, the Inca Empire
Photo by
travfotos
Tash Nichols
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