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ANDES

• They are the longest continental mountian range
• There are over 15 million trees just in the andes
• In the Andes there are 20 evergreen tree species
• The Andes are one of the tallest mountain ranges
• Many summits reach higher than 20,000 feet.

LOCATION

COUNTRIES

• Peru
• Chile
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Ecuador and Venezula

CLIMATE AND VEGITATION

• The climate is mild
• vegitation is the Polylepis forest
• Also there is wild potatos
• There are 199 species of wild potatos

AMAZON RAINFOREST

• The amazon is the largest tropical rainforest
• It covers a about 1.4 billion acres
• 10% of the world’s known species live in the rainforest
• 20% of the world’s bird species live in the rainforest
• deforestation rates have been reducing in the rainforest

LOCATION

COUNTRIES

• Brazil and Colombia
• Venezuela and Peru
• Ecuador and Guyana
• Suriname and Bolivia

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

• The climate is a dense, suntropical area
• The rainfall averages at 150 inches
• The main vegetation is grasses

BRAZILIAN HIGHLANDS

• The average elevation of the highlands is 3,300 ft
• the highlands are made up of hilly uplands and tabular plateaus
• The plateaus are the Mato Grosso Plateau and Paraná Plateau.
• The Brazilian Highlands consist of ancient crystalline shields
• The highlands are also filled with sedimentary volcanic rock

LOCATION

COUNTRIES

CLIMATE AND VEGITATION

• The climate is humid and tropical
• The average rainfall is 154 inches
• The highlands are mostly grasslands
• There are also some forests

The Andes mountains

The Andes mountains

The Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest

The Brazilian highlands

The Brazilian highlands