The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world located primarily in South America. It passes through 7 countries and has the largest drainage basin and greatest water flow globally. The Amazon is home to over 1/3 of the world's species including thousands of fish, the largest snake, and 2.5 million insect species. However, deforestation is causing problems like erosion, pollution, and contributing to climate change by releasing gases when forests are burned. Improved resource management and global awareness are needed to protect this vital ecosystem.

1. The Amazon River

2. What is it?
1. 2nd Longest river in the world after the Nile.
2. Largest Drainage basin in the world (2,720,000
Sm)
3. Greatest by water flow.

3. Amazon River

4. Location

5. 1. Located in South America
2. Passes through 7 different countries: Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela,
Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil and Peru.
3. It runs through rainforest rather than roads or cities.
4. The largest city in the Amazon River is Manaus located in Brazil
and its home to over 1.7 million people.

6. Manaus

7. Importance

8. Facts
 Fauna: more than 1/3 of all species of animals in the
world live in the amazon rainforest. There are over 3
thousand known species of fish that live in the Amazon
River and more are being discovered. Many other
reptiles including the anaconda, which is one of the
largest if not the largest snake in the world. Also, 20
percent of the worlds bird species live in the amazon
rainforest, and 2 and a half million species of insects
species and 40 thousand plant species
 Efficient absorber of carbon dioxide
 New species of Animals and Plants still being discovered
today

9. Birds

10. Reptiles

12. Fishes

13. Animals

14. Rubber Tree

15. Problems in the Amazon
River
1. Deforestation: deforestation is the basin causes erosion and soil loss,
sediments in the river, unbalance in the vital ecosystem.
2. Destruction of fragile ecosystems
3. Pollution and quality degradation of water.
4. Constant gas released when substantial parts of the forest are cleared and
burned may contribute to global warming through the greenhouse effect

16. Deforestation

19. Solutions
 Global awareness
 Power of social media
 Better management of our worlds natural resources
 Protecting the life of the forest and the animals that
inhabit this world with us.