The Amazon

Storm over the Amazon
Originally uploaded by Greg_S
We are looking at “empty lands” and “crowded lands” in both USA and Brazil. As an example of Empty Lands we shall be studying the Amazon Rain Forest. you can get an idae of the sheer amount of energy released during a storm by looking at this photograph.
Click here for BBC site on the Amazon.
Click here for Wikipedia article on the Amazon
click here for link to BBC File on Brazil
TO LEARN Here are some key words;
confluence
Rain Forest
understorey
canopy
emergent
buttress roots
creeper
torrential
biodiversity