Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Physical Geography of Brazil (Waterways (Amazon River, second largest…
Physical Geography of Brazil
Landforms
Amazon Basin
Amazon Rain Forest
Brazilian Highlands
escarpment
Pampas
Atlantic Lowlands
Brazil has one of the longest strips of coastal plains in South America, wedged between the Brazilian Highlands and the Atlantic Ocean. This narrow plains region, called the Atlantic lowlands
the Atlantic Lowlands is just 125 miles (201 km) wide in the north and it becomes even narrower in the southeast
grassy, treeless plains called pampas
The grass and fertile soil make the pampas one of Brazil’s most productive ranching and farming areas.
escarpments are steep slopes
Brazil's escarpments, rising from coast to highlands, have hindered development of inland areas
South and east of the Amazon Basin are the Brazilian Highlands
This is mainly a region of rolling hills and areas of high, flat land called plateaus
The highlands are divided into western and eastern parts
The western part of the highlands is largely grassland that is partly covered with shrubs and small trees.
Low mountain ranges form much of the eastern Brazilian Highlands, although some peaks rise above 7,000 feet
In other places, highland plateaus plunge to the Atlantic coast, forming escarpments, or steep slopes.
worlds largest rain forest
is called Selva
is the world's richest biological resource
is home to several million kinds of living things
the area where the amazon river's tributaries drain
covers more than 2 million square miles
only about 6 percent of Brazil's population lives in the Amazon Basin
Waterways
Amazon River
second largest river in the earth
largest river in terms of fresh water flowing through it
ships can pass though more than 2,000 mph to pick up or drop off cargo
1,000 tributaries several of them are more than 1,00 miles long
Climate
Tropic Climate
Wet Rain Forests Climate
Tropic Wet/Dry Climate
The northeastern part of the Brazilian Highlands has a semiarid climate and this region is the hottest and driest part of the country
Dry/semiarid Climate
Temperate Climate
Southeastern Brazil is located in the temperate zone
Southeastern Brazil, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, is located in the temperate zone—the region between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
he region between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
It has a temperate climate called humid subtropical and It is the same type of climate that the southeastern United States has
Temperatures change/differ according to location and elevation in this part of Brazil. Summers are usually warm and humid, and winters are mild. Rainfall happens year-round. In the southern parts of this climate zone, snow can fall
The daily high temperature during the summer is often 100°F
Tropical wet/dry climates usually exist along the outer edges of tropical rain forest climates
Most of the northern and central Brazilian Highlands has a tropical wet/dry climate
This climate has just two seasons—summer, which is wet, and winter, which is dry
Daily average temperatures change very little, summers average in the 70°F range and winters in the 60°F range
Between 40 inches and 70 inches (102 cm to 178 cm) of rain fall during the summer months but winters get almost no rain
The area along the Equator in northern Brazil has a tropical rain forest climate
In this climate, every day is warm and wet
Daytime temperatures average in the 80s Fahrenheit
Areas along the Amazon River have a tropical rain forest climate
They experience winds called monsoons that bring a huge amount of rain—120 inches to 140 inches (305 cm to 356 cm) per year
the Tropic Climate is the zone along Earth’s Equator that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Most of Brazil is located in the Tropics
Natural Resources