Brazil, and How It Matters!
Why you should care about Brazil!
Brazil research paper Written by: Aaron
Have you ever imagined going to the Amazon?
You may think of the tall, winding trees reaching for the sky. Then you notice in your mind, the abundant, untarnished wildlife. Then you might think of the serenity of the rainforest, none of the bustling city sounds, of machines, and other nuisances alike. Where there are just the chirping of birds, and other animals going about their business. Despite the timeless and otherworldly feeling you may get when venturing into this huge forest, there is quite a lot to learn about this place. It also has a history like the trees reaching up. Either way, there is a vast forest ahead!
Let us start from the top. For some, the Amazon River is the main attraction for people going to Brazil. The river may seem normal for six months, but the other six the river floods over. What makes the river flood over, monsoon rains and melted snow. The floods can submerge the forest in fifty feet of water!
This river carries a lot of water. In fact, it carries the most water of all rivers in the world. That water it is carrying is 20% of all freshwater in the world. The Amazon River is often called the Mediterranean Sea of South America because of the size of it.
Now that we have talked about the river’s water and flow, here is some interesting information about the river’s ranges. The depth of the Amazon River ranges from forty feet to two hundred feet and has two hundred tributaries into it. The river’s width can range from one and a half to six miles, and it begins high in the Andes Mountains.
The river does a lot to help the rainforest too. Without it there wouldn’t be an Amazon Basin. It also disperses seeds along the river, and carries away forest debris.
The only longer river than the Amazon River is the Nile River, but the Amazon River still flows 1,962 miles through the Amazon Rainforest. At the end of the river’s journey, it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
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