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The Amazon - Coggle Diagram
The Amazon
Location
Stretches across eight countries
Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
3.1600 degrees south and 6.0300 degrees west
2.6 million square mile across south america
Near the equator
about 40% of South america
Climate
Hot and humid, average temperature around 28º
2000 mm rainfall per year
a lot of sunlight
near equator, no clear seasons
Animal Adaptations
Poison Dart Frog
skin is toxic (structural)
very brightly coloured (structural)
Wallace's Flying Frog
Has membrane between toes to glide (structural)
Nocturnal (behavioral)
Three-toed Sloth
Slow movement causes algae to grow on its pelt (structural)
Can turn head 270º to spot predator (structural)
Moves very slow (functional)
Spider Monkey
developed tails capable of grasping (structural
chose to live on tree canopies (behavioral