Amazon River

Amazon River dolphins, like all dolphins, are cetaceans, a specific type of mammal (Odell 354). Some subspecies of the Amazon River dolphin include the Bolivian and Araguaian River dolphin. Another name for the dolphin is the Pink River Dolphin (Amazon River Dolphin). Amazon River dolphins weigh two hundred twenty pounds to three hundred fifty pounds (Carruthers). Males grow up to eight feet and females are not that much smaller, growing up to about seven and a half feet long. Amazon River dolphins

Chapter.1. Where is the Amazon River? The Amazon River is located in South America. It runs through Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. During the wet season, the Amazon River can reach over 190 kilometres (120 miles) in width because of the rain from the skies that add to the river. There are no bridges that cross the Amazon, mostly because there is no need, the majority of the Amazon River runs through rainforests. The largest city along the Amazon River is Manaus. Located

The Amazon River is located in South America. The Amazon River has the vastest biodiversity of all of the global rivers. The Amazon River has been around for 11 million years. The Amazon River’s current shape has existed for approximately 2.4 million years. The Amazon River starts at the Mantaro River (located in Peru) and empties into the Atlantic Ocean (on the northeastern coast of Brazil), and it is home to unique creatures such as the pink dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and the Amazonian manatee

The Amazon river dolphin is a dolphin with pink coloration that lives in the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon has a tropical rainforest climate with humid/warm weather, one season, and heavy rain getting between 1,500 mm and 3,000 mm a year. Despite the Amazon being a cradle of life, the Amazon river dolphins are being threatened with extinction. Contamination of their habitats, fishing, and humans killing them for bait are the main contributors to their endangered status. Their extinction threatens

The Amazon River is considered one of the largest river basins in the world having a length of 4,345 miles that passes through four countries in South America: Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador. In addition to its large size, the Amazon River is the largest drainage basin in the world representing 20% of the global discharge into the ocean. This paper explore the social, political and environmental aspects of the management of the Amazon River. The Amazon River has been a settlement region for

Mayans, Aztecs, & Olmecs: The Mayans were a civilization in Central America. Mayans started out with small villages but over time would start developing larger cities. Most Mayan city-states include at least one plaza, a ball court, and one temple. The Mayans were very sophisticated people. And you used picture like symbols for communicating. The Mayans main activity was farming. So, on a normal day you will find lots of people working on the fields farming. But, the Mayan culture started to slowly

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

Impacts of Rock-Mining Industries Industrial development and population growth have created a surge in global demand for energy. According to ”Annual Emissions of Carbon Dioxide from the Combustion of Fossil Fuels and Production of Cement by Region: 1850-2006,” human population has been growing carbon emission. Moreover, the tension in the Middle East and the sharp rise in oil prices since the 1990’s had Western countries like the US scrambling to secure alternative energy sources. While solar

Inc. The Amazon River Voyage Executive Summary Exotic Adventures Inc. is a company dedicated to provide customers with expedition style voyages. Their primary products are trips to the Polar Regions but because these are done just in the summer time, they also offer trips to the Amazon River during other times of the year. Voyages go from Brazil to Peru and are done during high water season. Suggestions from naturalists plus extensive research made them include trips to the Amazon during the

beautiful. Brazil is located in South Africa, it stretches from the Amazon Basin in the North to vineyards. Brazil’s language is Portuguese, and it’s very interesting because they have an accent. Brazil has the second longest river in the world, and it would be amazing to spend the day in the river watching the beautiful. This place is home to some fascinating mammals, such as armadillos, tapirs, jaguars and pumas. The amazon