Physical Geography
The longest continental mountain range in the world, running along the Western coast of South America.
The Andes Mountains
South America produces 50% of the world's supply of this agricultural product.
Coffee
The process where plants release water vapor into the air, which helps the Amazon create its own rain.
Transpiration
This activity is the #1 cause of deforestation in the Amazon.
Cattle Ranching
A technique used by the Inca to carve "steps" into mountains to create flat land for crops.
Terrace Farming
The Amazon River flows in this cardinal direction across the continent.
East
The movement of people from rural areas into cities is known by this term.
Urbanization
Trees act as a "sink" to absorb this greenhouse gas, which helps regulate the Earth's temperature.
Carbon Dioxide
As glaciers in the Andes melt due to climate change, it creates this problem for people downstream.
Water Scarcity
The clearing of wide areas of trees to make room for cattle ranching and commercial farming.
Deforestation
This is the type of climate found at the high peaks of the Andes.
Subpolar
These are the crowded neighborhoods that have grown in cities like Rio de Janeiro.
Favelas
This is the nickname given to the Amazon Rainforest because its trees produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
The "Lungs of the Planet"
This is the reason there are no bridges across the main Amazon River.
It is too wide and seasonal flooding makes construction impossible
This ancient civilization famously lived in the Andes Mountains.
The Inca
This wildlife creature has a flexible neck to navigate through flooded tree roots.
Pink River Dolphin
Besides mining and oil drilling, this is a major natural resource extracted in South America.
Timber
This is the name for the giant, flat area surrounding the Amazon River.
Amazonia
These two activities threaten the environment by potentially polluting the water supply and destroying habitats.
Mining & Drilling
The Amazon Basin is also known by this name.
Amazonia (or The Basin)
The Amazon River begins as these types of streams in the Peruvian Andes.
Glacial streams
This specific country is the top producer of coffee in the world.
Brazil
This is how the climate of the Amazon Basin is described.
Tropical / Hot and rainy year-round
This is the reason why protecting the rainforest is considered a global priority.
its health affects the entire world's climate and air quality
This is the cause-and-effect relationship of cutting down trees.
We lose oxygen and speed up climate change