South American Rivers

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South American Rivers

• Constructed by Matthew Burtless (PowerPoint
  cultural research), Marissa Robinson Daniella
  Durant(History Geography),Dani Cimo
  (Enviromental research), John George Leasau
  (Economic research), Elijah Howlett(Social
• Politics)

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Economy

• The most important thing to the northern south
  American economy is the Amazon river
• the river provides high demand exports, the most
  demanded is rubber.
• The economy is threatened by deforestation. Due
  to the export of soy and beef.
• The economy is a victim to the fight between
  local government and south American drug cartels

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Geography and History of the Parana

• A river rising in southwest Brazil and flowing
  about 2,574 km southward to the Parana river in
  southwest Paraguay.
• The fifth largest river in South America. A major
  river in south central South America, running
  through Brazil and Paraguay and running close to
  the border between Brazil and Bolivia

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THE PARANA RIVER
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Geography and History of the Amazon River

• The Amazon River is among the largest rivers in
  the world,
• comparable to the Nile in Egypt. Some scientists
  believe that
• at one time, the Amazon River flowed westward and
  emptied
• into the Pacific Ocean. Today, many rivers drain
  into the
• Amazon River as it flows eastward into the
  Atlantic. The
• Amazon River is so large that it is estimated
  that one-fifth of all
• freshwater carried into the ocean is supplied by
  it. At times
• during the wet season, the Amazon River can be
  over 30 miles
• wide. Many species of animals depend on the
  river, and some
• live in it, including Manatees and Pirahnas

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THE PARANA RIVER
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Geography of the Orinoco

• Orinoco Geography Located in Venezuela. It is
  the second largest river in South America and is
  among the world's largest river systems. The
  length of the river is 1,500-1,700 miles.
• Orinoco Information The Orinoco River region is
  home to over one thousand species of birds,
  including the beautiful scarlet ibis, the
  bellbird, the umbrella bird, flamingos and
  colorful parrots. The great variety of fish
  includes electric eels, catfish often weighing
  over two hundred pounds, and the carnivorous
  piranha. The Amazon River Dolphin that can grow
  up to nine feet in length, boa constrictors, and
  caimans also inhabit the Orinoco River system.
  The Orinoco crocodile, reaching more than 20
  feet, is one of the rarest reptiles in the world,
  with fewer than 250 known to exist.

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Culture

• Rivers are an important to native art and culture
  because rivers affect all aspects of south
  American life.
• Clothes, linens, ceramics, cloths, paintings,
  stories and song are all related to the great
  rivers of south America

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Enviroment of the Amazon river

• THE FOREST
• extends over five million square kilometres -
  that is 10 times the size of France.
• makes up one third of the world's remaining
  tropical rainforest.
• has 30 per cent of all known plant and animal
  species.
• contains 80,000 known, and at least 10,000
  unknown species of tree.
• THE ANIMALS
• In the Amazon there are
• 3,000 known species of land vertebrates.
• 2,000 known species of fresh water fish, or ten
  times as many as in the whole of Europe.
• THE ENVIRONMENT 3
• The Amazon Basin (the area drained by the river)
• covers some 7.5 million square kilometres is
  the wettest region on earth, with an average
  rainfall of 2.54 metres per year.
• contains the largest flood-plain forest in the
  world, covering two per cent of the forest area.
• is surrounded by one of the youngest rock
  formations on earth, the Andes Mountains to the
  west and two of the oldest, the Guyana and
  Brazilian Shields to the north and south.

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Citations

• http//www.amazon-rainforest.org/amazon-river.html
  
• http//www.riantours.com/puerto_maldonado/amazon_r
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• http//www.dembsky.net/amazon/
• http//www.photoatlas.com/photo/paraguay_river_sun
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