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When people talk
about the Amazon, they usually mean the tropical
rainforest that covers the drainage
basin of the river. But the Amazon is
also a river that carries more water than
any other river in the world. This is because
it drains all of the northern part of the
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some more amazing facts about the Amazon
River. |
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you have any questions about life in
the Amazon region, why not ask my friend,
Jose by using our Talkboard? |
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The Amazon drainage
basin is huge, and it catches water from
an enormous area. You will know from your
Science and Maths, that a shallow, wide container
has a greater surface area than that of a
narrow, deep one. So it is with the Amazon
drainage
basin. Its area is about 7 million square
km. |
| The Amazon is
so big; there are still areas we know little
about. And it has large numbers of animals,
birds, insects, plants and fungi living along
its banks. Some haven't even been discovered
yet! |
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Because of the
way in which we are destroying parts of the
land in the Amazon region, some species of
plant and animal will die out before they
have even been named. |
| The river and
its drainage
basin are under threat from many of the
activities that are going on today. Join us
as we journey along the Amazon and discover
what life is like for some of its inhabitants.
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I wonder if I
could discover a new plant and call it after
me? |
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be a sort of fungus, Harry! Come on, let's
get on our way. |
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Click
on the dots to find out about life at different
points along the amazon.
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If you want to
learn more about the Amazon, there are lots
of websites you can explore. Here are just
some of them. |
For more photos of the
river, go to www.ddb.simplenet.com/amazon.html
For satellite photos of the Amazon and its surrounding
forest, go to www.dpi.inpe.br/grid/quick-looks
For photos of the upper parts of the Amazon river
in Peru, go to www.amazon-ecotours.com/Photos.htm
Or you can visit the official Amazon river website
with photos, a quiz and part of a film about the
Amazon river. www.amazonthefilm.com
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