Amazon region
South American jungle
The Amazon region is the vast area of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries, spanning nine countries but dominated by Brazil.
It contains the world's largest tropical rainforest and plays a critical role in global climate regulation.
Deforestation in the Amazon region has accelerated in recent decades.
The term often appears in environmental and conservation contexts.
- timber tradeCommerce in cut wood
- indigenous tribesOriginal inhabitants of regions
- jaguarLarge American spotted cat
- macawLarge neotropical parrot
- gold miningExtracting precious ore
Andes Mountains · shamanism · rainforest canopy · canopy walkway · tributaries · floating village · bromeliad · caiman · medicinal plants · carbon sequestration · oral traditions · ceremonial dances · ayahuasca ceremony · illegal logging · slash and burn · toucan · ecotourism · jungle trek
- ColombiaBogota, Medellin, Cali, Colombian flag, Colombian coffee
- EcuadorQuito, Guayaquil, Galapagos, Andes, equator
- Chachapoyamountain fortresses, sarcophagi, cloud forest, defensive walls, stone architecture
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- Brazil PlacesAcre, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia
- Peruvian HistoryInca Empire, Incas, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco
Amazon regionArctic
Earth's northernmost zone
Antarctic · tundra · Sahara Desert · polar regions · Siberia
Amazon regionManhattan
NYC's densest borough
Tokyo · megacity · urban sprawl · concrete jungle · industrial heartland
Amazon regiondesert
To leave behind completely
salt flat · dead zone · lunar landscape · badlands · sterile environment
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