Physical Geography
A string of mountain ranges that stretch along the western side of South America
Andes Mountains
Height of a point on the Earth's surface
Elevation
The variety of species in an ecosystem
biodiversity
Continuous movement of air or water in the same direction
Currents
Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat energy and warm up the Earth
Greenhouse Gases
The largest river basin on Earth
Amazon River Basin
The temperature of an area will do this when moving up in elevation
decrease
Tributaries
When the usual wind and ocean currents reverse once every 12 years
El Niño
The process by which plants release water vapor into the air
Transpiration
Northern grasslands of South America
the Llanos
The elevation people in South America are most likely to live
Low-elevation plains / Tierra Templada
The largest river in the world by volume
The Amazon River
A dry region on one side of a mountain range where moist wind currents do not reach
Rain Shadow
The destruction of forest by humans, a major cause of loss of the Amazon Rainforest.
Deforestation
Southern grasslands of South America
the Pampas
Subsistence Farming
The ocean that the Amazon river drains into
The Atlantic ocean
Temperature of the ocean currents on the west coast of North America
Cold currents
The diseases that plants in the Amazon can help fight (Only need 1)
Malaria and Cancer
The highest waterfall in the world
Angel Falls
The four South American altitude zones
Tierra caliente, tierra templada, tierra fria, and tierra helada
The function of the annual flooding of the Amazon River
Depositing rich nutrients that support life
How is the Atacama Desert affected by an El Nino
Heavy rainfall or flooding
How the Amazon Rainforest affects climate change
Absorbing the Carbon Dioxide / greenhouse gases in the air