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Deforestation

Clearing of trees

Soil exhaustion

Soil is infertile

Estuary

Partially closed body of water where freshwater meets salty sea water

Landforms

Plains & Plateaus

Natural Resources

• Amazon rainforest -


provides wood, rubber, plants for medicine.

Climate & Vegetation

1. Cool climate (southern/highland)



2. Tropical moist (northern/ costal.

Major rivers

- Worlds most largest river system is Amazon



- the Amazon is 400 miles



- Amazon extends - Andes mountain - Ao