Aaron O’Dwyer/Robinson; St Bridget’s National School, 2013.

 A region in South America  Consists of the mighty Amazon river  And, a jungle forest  Stretches over 7 million sq. kilometers 

Most of the Amazon Forest is in Brazil. It also covers parts of Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

 It has existed for more than 55 million years  It has survived many climate changes (e.g. ice ages)  A huge variety of plants and animals live there

 One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon Rainforest.  2.5 million insect species  Tens of thousands of plants  2000 birds and mammals  To date, at least 40,000 plant species, 2,200 fishes 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the Amazon

 Human inhabitants first settled in the Amazon region at least 11,200 years ago

Assurini Tapiraje Kaiapo Kapirape Bororo-boe

 Some of the tribes still survive on fishing and hunting.  Others survive on rubber trade.  Thousands of trees and shrubs produce latex/rubber.  The people who live in the amazon bleed the trees.  Then they sell the rubber

 Deforestation threatens many animals in the Amazon including jaguars, frogs and some birds

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