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Page 1: By: Reanna Hammond. An average of 50 - 260 inches of rain falls a year. No snow falls in the amazon rainforest AMOUNT OF RAINFALL/SNOWFALL PER YEAR

By: Reanna Hammond

AMAZON RAINFOREST

Page 2: By: Reanna Hammond. An average of 50 - 260 inches of rain falls a year. No snow falls in the amazon rainforest AMOUNT OF RAINFALL/SNOWFALL PER YEAR

An

average of 50 - 260 inches of rain falls a

year. No snow falls in the amazon rainforest

AMOUNT OF RAINFALL/SNOWFALL PER YEAR

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Rarely gets higher than 93 °F, or drop below 68 °F

TEMPERATURES PER YEAR

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There is 3,000 freshwater fish species, and more than 370 Reptiles.

Some animals that live there are:

Jaguars

Harpy eagles

Pink dolphins

Many birds and butterflies

Southern two-toed sloth

Pygmy marmosets

Goeldi’s monkeys

ANIMAL SPECIES

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There is 40,000 plant species.

1.4 billion acres of dense forests

PLANT LIFE

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More than 30 million people

Many different ethnic groups and most live in large ethnic areas.

They rely on the Amazon for food and shelter.

HUMAN POPULATION

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The Amazon rainforest is in a

developing country

COUNTRY

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The terrain is made of many plant species and different vegetation.

TERRAIN

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They use motorized canoes to get around.

TRANSPORTATION

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http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/amazon/index.html

Pictures:

http://173.210.1.82/Activities/Perini/Ashley%20Cestaro.%20Jaguar/page1.htm

http://sites.google.com/site/cubaproject3/natural-environments

http://dadsdeclasifiedtrainingsurvivalguide.blogspot.com/

http://www.justmaps.org/maps/la/brazil/

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2vKH7DAwTNc/Tbq9V3IzioI/AAAAAAAAIWQ/lPclZNRlXag/s1600/Amazon+Rainforest+by+view+world+beauty+%252819%2529.jpg

http://gregferguson.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/crowd-of-people.jpg

WORKS CITED

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http://www.lamolina.net/image/amazon-forest_resize.jpg

http://www.mahalo.com/amazon-rainforest/

http://www.micktravels.com/peru/transportation.html

WORKS CITED CONTINUED