Section 1.1 - 1.2
The Amazon Basin stretches nearly the entire width of what continent?
South America
Rainforests are being threatened how with growing populations?
Cut down to make room for more people
This traps heat energy, causing the Earth to warm
Greenhouse gasses
What mountain range stretches for many miles along the western side of South America?
Andes Mountains
The climate over the Amazon
Hot and humid
Plants and trees release water vapor in a process
Transpiration
The climate found in the highest elevations in the Andes Mountains can be described as...
Cold with little rainfall
Small rivers that drain into a larger river are called
Tributaries
The types of crops that you can grow depends on what zone?
Altitude Zone
This can cause flooding that damages bridges, roads, crops and homes
El Nino
What is the altitude zone where most people live in South America?
Tierra Templada
This desert is so dry because the Andes Mountains prevent moist winds from reaching the Chili coast
Atacama Desert