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South America
South America is a continent
situated in the Southern
Hemisphere. On the continent
there was home of many
species. South America offers
all the types of landscapes.
Amazon River
Amazon River is situated in Brazil
and brings to ocean waters from
one sixth of all the land around the
world. River is 7,062 km long. There
live more than 3,300 species of fish.
The upper reaches of the
Amazon River about 3 km
wide. In the middle reaches
of the Amazon River is wide
5 to 10 km. The mouth of
this river is 300 km wide.
Amazon Rainforest
The early 20th century was the
Amazon rainforest over the
area of 5,000,000 km2. During
30 years 10 percent of the
Amazon Rainforest lost. There
grow over 4,000 species of
trees, 120,000 species of
flowering plants and live 1,600
species of birds.
Vegetation is divided into several tree layers:
1st layer: Herbs – they grow to about one
meter.
2nd layer: Small trees - they grow to about ten
meters.
3rd layer: Big trees - they grow to about forty
meters.
4th layer: Giant trees - grow individually and
grow to seventy meters.
Amazon rainforest is home of the largest snake
in the world.
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is the largest
lake in South America
with an area of 8,288
km2. Lake lies at an
altitude of 3,812 meters
above sea level. Titicaca
is located in the territory
of Peru.
Waterfall Angel
Waterfall is 979 meters high
and it is the highest
waterfall in the world.
Water falls from the
plateau with an area of 770
km2, which falls up to 7,000
mm of rainfall per year.
The only South American bear.
Spectacled Bear can climb very
well palms.
Spectacled Bear
The largest rodent in the
world. It weighs only 80
kg. Capybara spends most
of his life in the water.
Capybara
South American soup
In South America there are so many
fantastic soups. In Brazil there is
favourite soup called Caldo
Verde, with its origin in Portugal.
Typical Venezuelan food is
fish and shellfish
which both have a
very high quality. One
of the most significant
foods in Venezuela is
the Arepas, which is a
kind of bread. This
unique dish is made of
corn flour, water and
salt.
Christ statue in Rio de Janeiro
The statue is 39.6
meters tall and it
weighs 1,145 tons. It
is the work of
French sculptor
Maximilien Paul
Landowský. Statue
of Christ is one of
the seven wonders
of the world.
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