Location
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located in northern South America
- covers about 2,300,000 miles of the southern hemisphere
- includes the countries of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana
- covers about 40% of Brazil's total land area (Amazon Rainforest)
Climate
- annual precipitation: 2.54 meters (Amazon)
- average wind speed above the canopy: 10 kph (wind is much slower below canopy) (Echolls)
- average seasonal temperature: because the amazon is near the equator, there is very little seasonal temperature variation
- the temperature is about 27 degrees Celsius throughout the year (Moore)
Topography
- Soil type: few nutrients, very thin and sandy due to erosion over thousands of years (panda)
- Elevation: the Amazon lies in a lowland, with highlands on three sides: Andes Mountains to the west, Guiana Highlands to the north, and Brazilian Highlands to the south
- Water Sources; the Amazon River flows from the Andes Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean; it has the highest flow volume of any river
- other sources of water include the Negro and Orinoco Rivers (Shaw)