1.6 The River Amazon Flashcards
Which river is longer?
The river Nile or the river Amazon?
The river Nile
Which river carries more water and has the biggest river basin?
The river Amazon
The river Amazon flows for about 6440 kilometers across ___.
South America.
The river Amazon begins as hundreds of tiny streams more than 5000 meters above sea level in the ________.
Andes mountain of Peru
Which things make up the Amazon River basin?
Tributaries and the land between them make up the Amazon River basin.
How big is the Amazon River basin?
The Amazon River basin covers an area of more than 7.5 million square kilometers.
The Amazon River does not form a proper delta.
True or False? And why?
True, because the current is so strong that it sweeps the mud carried by the river far out into the Atlantic Ocean.
The river Amazon pours into the _________ ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
The river Amazon is so shallow near its mouth.
True or False?
False, the river Amazon is so deep near its mouth that large ocean-going ships can sail 1500 kilometers up the river from its mouth to the city of Manaus in Brazil.
Much of the river Amazon basin is _____ and _______.
hot and humid
River Amazon basin covered the largest area of rainforest on earth.
True or False?
True, it is the largest area of rainforest on earth and covers more than half the size of the United States of America.
There are many bridges across the river Amazon.
True or False?
False, there are no bridges across the river Amazon.
The largest city along the Amazon is ______ in _______.
Manaus, Brazil
