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YLC1 Time Zones 2 Unit 4 Reading: Extreme Amazon

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What is the Amazon?

It's a river

Why is the Amazon river important to the world's oceans?

Over 20% of the water that goes into the oceans come from the Amazon.

Where does the Amazon River begin?

the Andes Mountains in Peru

Where does most of the Amazon's water come from?

Rain

When is the river 190km wide?

during the wet season

In what country is most of the Amazon River in?

Brazil

What makes the Amazon rainforest special/different?

It's has the largest number of plant and animal species on Earth. It's the world's largest rainforest.

How many species of fish are there in the Amazon rainforest?

3,000

How many species of insects are there in the Amazon rainforest?

over 2 million

What dangerous animal is in the reading?

Anaconda (snake)

What gentle animals are in the Amazon?

sloth and pink dolphin

What will happen if we lose the Amazon

We'll lose a big part of life on Earth

That ... is smaller than Asia.

continent

We have a lot of ants and other ... in our garden in the summer.

insects

There are lots of fish in this ...

lake

Be careful! The ... is coming

storm