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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER?
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WHAT IS TO THE WEST OF THE AMAZON BASIN?
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER? 7000KM
WHAT IS TO THE WEST OF THE AMAZON BASIN? ANDES MOUNTAINS
WHAT IS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE AMAZON BASIN? GUYANA AND BRAZILIAN PLATEUX
WHAT TYPE OF RAINFALL IS THERE IN THE AMAZON BASIN? CONVECTIONAL RAINFALL
WHAT TYPE OF RAINFALL IS THERE OVER THE ANDES? OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN THE AMAZON? 26 DEGREES
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE RAINFALL PER YEAR IN THE AMAZON? 2000MM
WHAT PART OF THE AMAZON HAS A WET ONLY SEASON? CENTRAL BASIN
WHAT SEASON DOES THE GUYANA AND BRAZILIAN PLATEUX HAVE? WET AND DRY SEASON
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AREA OF LAND FLOODED EITHER SIDE OF THE RIVER DUE TO ICE MELT FROM THE ANDES? VARZEA
WHAT GROWS ON THE ANDES WHEN SPRING ARRIVES? MOSSY GRASS THAT IS INVERTILE
WHAT GROWS IN THE AMAZON BASIN? EMERGENTS
WHAT CAUSES THE WET AND DRY SEASONS IN THE PLATEUX? ITCZ (INTER TROPICAL CONVECTION ZONE)
WHAT GROWS ON THE PLATEUX? SAVANNA GRASSES
WHAT DID THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT THINK OF THE AMAZON BASIN BEFORE 1960? THEY DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE AMAZON
WHAT DID THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT THINK OF THE AMAZON AFTER 1960? THEY PRODUCED A TRANSAMAZONIAN HIGHWAY UP THE BASIN.
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