Amazon River Powerpoint 2003

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Transcript of Amazon River Powerpoint 2003

1. Introduction2. Piranhas3. Pirarucus

4. Anacondas5. Monkeys6. Caimans

7. Pink Dolphins8. Sloths9. Insects

1.Intro2.About the River

3.Borders and Countries4.Major Tributaries

1.Intro2.How The Natives use It3.History Fact

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Branco

Casiquiare canal

Huallaga

Putumayo (or Içá River)

Javary

Jurua

Madeira

Marañón

Morona

Nanay

Napo

Negro

Pastaza

Purus

Tambo

Tapajós

Tigre

Tocantins

Trombetas

Ucayali

Xingu

Yapura

[edit] Longest rivers in the Amazon system1.6,992 km (4,345 mi) - Amazon, South America 2.3,379 km (2,100 mi) - Purus, Peru / Brazil, (2,948 km) (3,210 km)[citation needed] 3.3,239 km (2,013 mi) - Madeira, Bolivia / Brazil 4.2,820 km (1,752 mi) - Yapura, Colombia / Brazil 5.2,750 km (1,709 mi) - Tocantins, Brazil, (2,416 km) (2,640 km)[citation needed] 6.2,575 km (1,600 mi) - Araguaia, Brazil (tributary of Tocantins) 7.2,410 km (1,498 mi) - Juruá, Peru / Brazil 8.2,250 km (1,398 mi) - Niger, South America 9.2,100 km (1,305 mi) - Xingu, Brazil 10.1,900 km (1,181 mi) - Tapajós, Brazil 11.1,749 km (1,087 mi) - Guaporé, Brazil / Bolivia (tributary of Madeira) 12.1,600 km (1,030 mi) - Ucayali River, Peru 13.1,575 km (979 mi) - Içá (Putumayo), South America 14.1,415 km (879 mi) - Marañón, Peru / Ecuador 15.1,300 km (808 mi) - Iriri, Brazil (tributary of Xingu) 16.1,240 km (771 mi) - Juruena, Brazil (tributary of Tapajós) 17.1,200 km (746 mi) - Tapajós, Brazil 18.1,130 km (702 mi) - Madre de Dios, Peru / Bolivia (tributary of Madeira) 19.1,100 km (684 mi) - Huallaga, Peru (tributary of Marañón)

Sources: All of the pictures come from Google images and all the information comes from Grokker.com.

Special Thanks: Again thank you for this awesome project.