South America

Where is South America?

• South America is to the north of Antarctica

• South America is between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

Countries in South America

• There are many countries in South America

• The biggest country in South America is Brazil

People in South America

• Most people in South America speak Spanish

• But, in Brazil, they speak Portuguese!

Weather in South America

• The weather in most of South America is warm and wet.

• The equator goes through the middle of South America and makes it hot.

Animals in South America

• Many interesting animals live in the Amazon Rainforest in South America.

• The enormous green anaconda is the world’s largest snake and it lives in the Amazon Rainforest.

Cool facts about South America

• The Amazon Rainforest, the world’s largest rainforest, is in South America

• The sad news is that people are cutting down the Amazon Rainforest - we will explore this more in the next session

Welcome to the Amazon Rainforest (Amazonia)

Facts about Amazonia• It is in South America• It is one of the greatest rainforests in

the world• It’s river (the River Amazon) is 3,000

miles long • It spreads into many different countries

including: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana and Surinam.

Facts about Amazonia• All together it covers 1.4 billion acres

of land

• It is home to 2.5 billion types of insects

• Tens of thousands of types of plants

• 2000 birds and mammals (animals which have babies and not eggs)

• 75,000 types of trees

Now it’s your turn

• Using the information create your own booklet about the Amazon Rainforest…including lots of interesting facts and pictures.