Tropical water budget case study- Amazon Flashcards
1
Q
what is the climate of the area
A
Warm, rainy and humid
2
Q
what is the location of the Amazon river
A
Northern South America starting from the Andes in Peru
3
Q
how many major countries does the Amazon river flow through
A
6 (Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil)
4
Q
what is annual average rainfall
A
2300mm
5
Q
what can some areas in the North experience
A
rainfall exceeding 6000mm
6
Q
what % of moisture remains in the ecosystems water cycle
A
50-80%
7
Q
Annual inputs
A
Precipitation
8
Q
Annual outputs
A
evaporation, transpiration, flooding, overland flow
9
Q
what % of precipitation is deemed to be intercepted and evaporate back into the atmosphere
A
50%
10
Q
what is the average discharge of water into the Atlantic ocean
A
175,000 m3 per second
