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| Question | Answer |
| 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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