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Amazon River
The
Eight Most Important Things to Know About the Amazon River
Updated January 07, 2009
The Amazon River in South America is an amazing and important river for
the planet and therefore, you need to know about it. Here are the eight most
important things you need to know about the Amazon River:
1. The Amazon River carries more water than any other river in the
world. In fact, the Amazon River is responsible for about one-fifth (twenty
percent) of the fresh water that flows into the world's oceans.
2. The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world (the Nile River in Africa is the
longest) and is about 4,000
miles (6400
km ) long. (In July 2007 a group of scientists
reportedly determined that the Amazon River might just be the longest river in
the world, taking that title from the Nile River. It will take further studies
to substantiate the claim and for the Amazon River to be recognized as the
longest.)
3. The Amazon River has the largest watershed (area of land that flows
into the river) and more tributaries (streams that flow into it) than any other
river in the world. The Amazon River has more than 200 tributaries.
4. Streams that begin in the Andes Mountains are the starting sources
for the Amazon River.
5. Most of the runoff of Brazil flows into the
Amazon River along with runoff from four other countries: Peru, Bolivia,
Colombia, and Ecuador.
6. Due to the vast amount of water as well as sediment that are
deposited where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean, the color and
salinity of the Atlantic Ocean are modified for nearly 200 miles (320 km ) from the delta.
7. For much of its path, the Amazon River can be as much as one to six
miles wide! During flood seasons, the Amazon River can be much, much wider;
some report it is more than 20
miles wide (32 km ) in certain places.
8. The Amazon River taken different routes since it began to carry
water. Some scientists have determined that the Amazon River even flowed west
at one time or more, into the Pacific Ocean.
A) Pensamos que debido a que el río Amazonas es el
segundo más largo del mundo y su cuenca abarcar tantos cientos de km2, este
texto tratará acerca de la importancia del río ya sea por su extensión, por ser
un recurso tan rico en agua dulce y albergar tanta diversidad en fauna y flora.
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Río
tributario: es aquel que desemboca sus aguas en un río principal.
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Sedimentos:
material que es el resultado del proceso de meteorización
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Delta:
acumulación de sedimentos que se acumulan en la desembocadura de un río
formando brazos.
B) ESQUEMA:
