SECTION 1

THE ANDES MOUNTAINS

ANDES FACTS

• They rise more than 20,000 ft
• Mountain range in south america
• Runs threw four countries
• Earthquakes can bea constant threat
• Some earthquakes disturb the andean glaciers

WATER AND ISLAND

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

FACTS ABOUT WATER AND ISLAND

• Rivers on the atliplano have no outlet to sea
• All the water collects into 2 large lakes
• One of these lakes are lake titicaca
• Strait of magellan links the atlantic and pacific ocean
• Galapagos islands have wildlife not found anywhere else in the world

CLIMATE ZONE

5 CLIMATE ZONES ON THE ANDES MT

• The lowest climate sone is hot and humid
• Second lowest moist climate with mountain forest
• The third lowest forest and grasslands
• fourth lowest has apline medows and grasslands
• Fifth is the highest noe vegetaion grows there

ATACAMA DESERT

FACTS ABOUT ATACAMA DESERT

• About 600 miles long
• Rain falls less than five times a century
• Fog and low clouds are common
• Cloudiest and driest place on earth
• Located in Chile

EL NINO

FACTS ABOUT EL NINO

• OccursEvery 5 to 7 years
• Effects the pacific coat
• It is a weather patern
• It can have global effects
• Causes fish to leave area

FACTS ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCES

• Pacific has valuable oil
• Ecuador has valuable gas reserves
• Oil is the countries main export
• Do not have good farmland
• Bolivia has some tin, gold, and silver