Brazil’s Amazon River Basin

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Brazil’s Amazon River Basin Ch. 3 Brazil’s Amazon River Basin

Basin = area drained by river & tributaries Covers more than 50% of Brazil Moist Trade Winds = 80” of rain/year Rain + constant 80º temp = Constant Growing Season

Home to Thousands of Species of Plants & Animals (from many of which valuable products are made) Chili Pepper Ginger Nutmeg Orchids Bamboo Rattan Jute (rope, burlap) Curare (muscle relaxant) Diosgenin (birth control, asthma, arthritis) Ouabain (heart medication) Quinine (malaria, pneumonia) Emetine (bronchitis) Chewing gum Varnish Printing ink Latex (used to make rubber) Petroleum (used to make gasoline) Coffee Camphor (insect repellent) Tangerine Coconut Lime Banana Pepper Avocado

Also home to Amazon Indigenous People: 1% of Brazilians (200,000) 180 different tribes Disappearing due to: government regulations, environment, diseases from outside visitors, movement to reservations

1960: Brazilian gov’t built roads to interior for easier access to valuable hardwoods and farmland Slash/burn crops only grow well for a few years Valuable medical resources lost forever

Reasons for Destruction Farming and Ranching Oil drilling, iron ore & gold mining Logging Hydroelectric Urbanization – growth of cities