SOUTH AMERICAN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY BY: MARSHALL MCMILLEN

Amazon River

• The Amazon river runs through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil

Climate And Vegetation

• The climate is hot all year long (above 25 degrees Celsius in every month)
• The Victoria Amazonica is only one type of plant native to the Amazon rive thar are over 170 different types of native plants

Amazon River Facts

• The Amazon river is the largest river in the world
• The Amazon River is 4000 miles long
• The Amazon River, according to many accounts, was named by Spanish explorer Fransisco de Orellana in 1541.

The Andes Mountains

• The Andes mountains go through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Andes Mountains Vegetation And Climate

• The climate in the Andes mountains is typically rainy and warm, with an average temperature of 18 °C (64 °F) in Colombia. The climate is known to change drastically in rather short distances.
• The Andes are rich in fauna: With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2/3 are endemic to the region.

Andes Mountains Facts

• The Andes were the home of one of the greatest civilization in the New World, the Inca Empire.
• two of the most important crops of the world, potato and tomato, originated both in the Andes Mountains

Amazon Rainforest

• The Amazon rainforest goes through Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

Amazon Rainforest Climate And vegetation

• In general, tropical rainforests have hot and humid climates where it rains virtually everyday. The level of rainfall depends on the time of year. Temperatures vary through the year - but much less than the rainfall.
• The Amazon rainforest has nearly 40,000 plant species, ranging from tiny mosses to huge trees.

Amazon rainforest Facts

• The Amazon rainforest has nearly 40,000 plant species, ranging from tiny mosses to huge trees.
• The forest floor is almost completely dark – with less that 1% of the available sunlight making it through the tree canopy above.