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1、ExploringtheWorld(onecontinentatatime)MapSkillsFindthecontinentyouliveonbelowonthemapandthendeterminewhatdirectionyouwouldtraveltogettoSouthAmericabyusingthecompassrose.Fillintheblank---”Ineedtogo____________togettoSouthAmerica.”(N,S,EorW)MapSkillsPracticeyourmapskil
2、lsbyclickingonthelinkbelowandplayingthecontinentmapgame.Whenyouarefinishedplaying,comebacktothispowerpointpresentation.http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htmSouthAmericaFourthlargestcontinentSouthPacificOceanbordersSouthAmericaontheleftSouthAtlanticOcea
3、nbordersSouthAmericaontheright13Countries–BrazilisthebiggestcountryLandmarksincludeAngelFalls,AmazonRiver,AndesMountains,AtacamaDesert,AmazonRainforestSpanishandPortuguese-twomostpopularlanguagesAngelFallsHighestwaterfallintheworldLocatedinVenezuelaMorethanahalfmilel
4、ongat3,212AmazonRiverSecondlongestriverintheworld–4000mileslongHometotheAmazonRiverdolphinStartsinthemountainsofPeru,flowsthroughtheAmazonRainForestandemptiesoutintotheAtlanticOceanthroughBrazilHugecargoshipscansailonthisriverAndesMountainsLongestmountainchain(4,200m
5、iles)intheworldandoneofthehighestRunsalongthewestcoastofSouthAmericaSomeofthesemountainsarestillactivevolcanoesPeopleliveinthesemountainsraisingsheep,llamasandalpacasAtacamaDesertKnownasthedriestplaceonearthTherearesomeplacesthatrainasneverbeenrecordedLocatedalongthe
6、coastofSouthAmericainChileIsconsidered“moon-like”becauseitissobarrenlookingTheAmazonRainForestAmazonRainForestvideoTheFourLayers oftheRainforestEmergentlayer–thisisthetoplayeroftherainforest.Thesetalltreesgetthemostsunandrain.Theharpyeagle,bluemorphobutterflies,macaw
7、s,vulturesandsomemonkeysareanimalsyouwillseeatthislayerCanopylayer–thisisthesecondlayer.Thesesmallertreesthatformthislayerareveryclosetoeachotherpreventingmostoftherainfromgoingdowntothelowerlayers.Sloths,monkeys,bats,iguanasandsnakescanbefoundinthislayer.Understoryl
8、ayer–thislayerisverydark;notmuchsunlightgetsthroughtheseclose-knit,smalltrees.Bats,snakes,monkeys,frogs,wildcats,owlsandlizardslive
