The Amazon River Amazon River is the world's second longest river and the chief river of South America. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. The Amazon is 6,437 kilometres long. The Amazon carries more water than any other river--more than the Mississippi, Nile, and Yangtze rivers
Amazon river Introduction The Amazon River is one of the greatest rivers in the world. It is currently officially the second longest river in the world, but it is surrounded by debate about if it is the longer than the Nile. The approximate distance of the Amazon is 6280km, which is around the same distance as New York to Rome. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/18722/Amazon-River). The Amazon River and its surroundings are teaming with wildlife such as jaguars, piranhas and macaws
Deforestation of the Amazon River basin has been progressing for decades as mass quantities of land have become necessary to sustain the growing farming industry of the area. Road-building, farming, ranching, and logging have been devastating to the tropical forests and the change has been rapid as deforestation of the area only began around 1970 (Fearnside, Pfaff). The government of countries in the Amazon have designed their current initiatives around increasing infrastructure and business, but
rainfallinches of rainfall leading to the first environmental impact of the weather: flooding. Manaus is located near the junction of two major rivers, the Rio Negro and the Rio Solimoes, which combine slightly to the east of Manaus to from the Amazon river. The land is relatively flat, and therefore serves as a flood basin for the rivers. The average yearly fall of the river may be around 33 feet (1). The flooding is a risk to humans in that it may threaten the city and homes, but there is also important ecological
Electric Eel, the amazon is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, averaging a discharge of about 209,000 cubic meters per second. The total volume of water discharging from the Amazon river in a year is about 6,591 cubic kilometers. Because of its vast dimensions, it is sometimes called The River Sea. It's length is 4,000 miles (6,437 km). This amazing river is both beautiful, mysterious, and dangerous. One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon rainforest. This
Amazon.com is largest online retailer in the world. This online retailer was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos and it made its online debut in 1995. Amazon.com got its name from the Amazon River which is one of the largest rivers in the world. Amazon.com is head quartered in Seattle, Washington. Amazon.com markets in 11 countries and ships internationally. The mission statement of the company is “to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want
Did you know that the frog species were the first animals with vocal cords? Did you know that seahorses are actually fish not little serpents or mermaids as legend tells us, and that it is the male who becomes pregnant, not the female? Did you know that an area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second? If not, then you should definitively consider making a visit to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Dramatic architecture and bright outdoor graphics invite you to
Amazon the Beginning Jeff Bezo’s began Amazon in his garage in July 1995 with three Sun workstations setting on wooden doors for tables and extension cords running from everywhere (Academy of Achievement, 2010). Right from the beginning he was a visionary leaving his well paying job as a senior vice president with D. E. Shaw to begin Amazon.com (Academy of Achievement, 2010). Being the visionary that he is he saw an opportunity prompted by the huge growth rate of internet use in a single year
ripens and falls from the tree from January to June. Inside each fruit pod is 12 to 25 Brazil nuts with their own indvidual shell(1). Brazil nuts are harvested at plantations and in the wild. Plantations are being developed in various parts of the Amazon. Fazenda Aruana is the owner of a 12,000 hectare former cattle ranch, partially converted to a Brazil Nut plantation in 1980. By January of 1990, 318,660 Brazil nut trees were planted on 3341 hectares of land. Fazenda's original intent was to plant
beautiful tourist cities such Rio de Janiero, Amazon River and forest, the samba, and Brazilian nuts. Brazil is mainly recognized all around the globe for its football team, which has won the most world cups than any other country in the world, its women, who are one of the most desired models in the world, and the largest carnival festivity in the world. Brazil is the largest country in South America with highlands in the south and the Amazon Rivers in the north and west. The area of the country
Raleigh”). They found much gold along South America’s northern coast, and believed there was still wealth to be discovered (“El Dorado: The Truth Behind the Myth”). The Spanish were certain that El Dorado was somewhere between Orinoco and the Amazon rivers (“EL Dorado”2). The stories of gold also were known to the English, who were shackled with poverty and disease at the time. These stories inspired them to find the kingdom and its wealth (Gaffron 13). English colonizer Sir Walter Raleigh led two
both male and female reproductive organs. B. Orellana is a tropical shrub that is native to the Americas and it is believed the origin of its name is derived from Francisco Orellana, who is credited with discovering the plant while exploring the Amazon rainforest. This plant can reach heights between eight to twelve feet and produce white or pink flowers. B. Orellana also produces capsule shaped red or brown fruits covered in spines which contribute to its distinctive physical appearance. The inside
This mission statement reflects Amazon’s beliefs that they are interested in growth and helping people in their daily lives. In the future, Amazon wants to continue to offer their services with even more products and shipping locations. In addition, they are starting to expand on their own endeavours such as Amazon Prime video and their Kindle line. The mission statement matches the public’s view of the company in many ways. Most of the public views Amazon.com as one of if not
located in the northern parts of the Central Lowlands. They lie in between the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. The Guiana Highlands are spread across the Southern Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, northern Brazil and a portion of south-eastern Colombia. These are residual mountains, covered by dense forests. • The Brazilian Highlands lie in the central parts of the Central Lowlands. These are located south of the Amazon River and run south-westwards along the Atlantic coast. The Brazilian Highlands are
The Amazon Rainforest is a home to more than 40,000 types of plant species, 3,000 freshwater fish species, and more than 370 types of reptiles. The Amazon is also described as “Lungs of our Planet” because it provides us with more than 20% of the world’s oxygen, but today this substantial rainforest is being threatened. Just like many other rainforests, the Amazon is currently facing many threats and it is affecting society in various negative ways. The Amazon is located in South America. It is
Traveling in the Amazon is the dream of millions of people from around the world, and the book you hold in your hands will help you accomplish the easier, happier and more affordable trip than you had taken in your life. Obviously, there are still many people when referring to the Amazons; they immediately relate it with nightmares and wild adventure full of adrenaline with piranhas, anacondas and other species unknown to us. However, modern advances on technology have brought the Amazons closer to you
Narrative- Amazon Woman I need to recover a rhythm in my heart that moves my body first and my mind second, that allows my soul to catch up with me. I need to take a sacred pause, as if I were a sun-warmed rock in the center of a rushing river. I am crouching still near a tree on a loamy ridge, my two hands spread around the trunk. I am feeling grateful for this tree that I remember because of its mossy smell and thick crevassed bark. It tells me that the beaver pond is near where one white
The beautiful Amazon rainforest “covers a vast area of more than two and one-half million square kilometers” (The Amazon: Its Developers, Destroyers). It is home to a wide variety of plants and animals, not found anywhere else in the world. Scientists believe that there are still many yet to be found. The Amazon is also home to many tribes who have been there for a long period of time. These tribes accommodate medicine men who know the secrets of the rainforest and the healing properties not yet
Introduction: Amazon is the second largest river in the world which is basin composes the majority of Amazon Rainforest with the largest tropical rainforest in the world .the Amazon is named as a “a lungs of planet “because more than 20 precent of world’s oxygen are produced by it and also Amazon is the best soured of all free –flowing fresh water on the planet. Thesis statement: rainforest are being destroyed because the value of forest land which is consider as the best sources of timber for
Amazonians have been kicked out of their home and they have been forced to leave the place that they desire to live in, for what? A fancy hotel for tourist? Or a nice place to stay while you cut down all of the trees in the amazon rainforest for something irrelevant? The amazon rainforest is important to the natives because that’s all some of the natives know, the natives would like to preserve the rainforest and their own land. For some natives that’s all they know because that’s how they grew up