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Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
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Natural Vegetation
Wildlife
SOUTH AMERICA
Natural
Vegetation
Equatorial Rain Forests
Tropical Grasslands
Warm Temperate Forests
Temperate Grasslands
Cold Desert Scrub
Hot desert
Mediterranean Vegetation
Cool Temperate Forests
Mountain Vegetation
Equator
Tropic of
Capricorn
EQUATORIAL FORESTS
SELVAS
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Found in SELVAS of Amazon BasinLargest area of equatorial forests in the worldTrees are evergreen and they yield hardwoodForest is dense with trees like rubber, cinchona, rosewood, mahogany and ebony
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TROPICAL GRASSLANDS
LLANOS
CAMPOS
Have long grassesKnown as LLANOS in Guiana and CAMPOS in BrazilThere are scattered trees between grasses of varying heights
MOUNTAIN VEGETATION
COCA TREE
Includes: Temperate deciduous forests at the
foothills Coniferous forests that extend up
to the tree line Alpine vegetation
Leaves of Coca- a native Peruvian tree-famous for relieving fatigue and hunger
HOT DESERT VEGETATION
ATACAMA DESERT
Mainly found in the dry ATACAMA DESERT
Cactus, prickly pear, scrub, thorny bushes and coarse grass are mainly found here
MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION
Trees have adapted to the dry summer conditions
Trees have THICK, SHINY LEAVES Found mainly in CENTRAL CHILE-
south of Atacama Desert
WARM TEMPERATE
FORESTS
Found in GRAN CHACO Mainly grasslands with some forests The QUEBRACHO TREE, a hardwood tree, grows
here Suitable for CATTLE
REARING
QUEBRACHO TREE
COOL TEMPERATE MIXED FORESTS
Mainly found in SOUTHERN CHILE which has wet and climate throughout the year
Consists of both hardwood and softwood trees
MIXED FORESTS
TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS
Known as PAMPAS in NORTH-EASTERN ARGENTINA and URUGUAY
Consists of short, soft and nutritious grasses
Well suited to CATTLE GRAZING, DAIRYING AND WHEAT CULTIVATION
Vast amounts of WHEAT grown here for export
PAMPAS
COLD TEMPERATE DESERT VEGETATION
Found in the PATAGONIA DESERT
Consists of scrub and grass
PATAGONIA DESERT
WILDLIFE
• Colourful birds, monkeys, insects, snakes such as the PYTHON and the ANACONDA
AMAZON FORESTS
PYTHON
CROCODILE ALLIGATOR
Reptiles such as CROCODILES, ALLIGATORS and fishes including the PIRANHAPIRANHA
TAPIR
PUMA
ARMADILLO
The TAPIR, GIANT ANTEATER SLOTH, PUMA and the ARMADILLO are also found here.
TROPICAL REGION
• Birds like TOUCANS, EGRETS, HUMMINGBIRDS, PARROTS and FLAMINGOS
PAMPAS
• Large ostrich like RHEA
• Animal called GUANACO is related to the camel family but has a head and ears similar to a mule, legs like a stag and a tail like a horse
RHEA
GUANACO
PAMPAS DEER
JAGUAR
•PAMPAS DEER and the JAGUAR of the cat family are found here
ANDES
• Large preying birds such as the CONDOR
• The VICUNA, ALPACA and LLAMA are believed to belong to the camel family. These sure-footed, long-haired animals can withstand the severe cold in the Andes
CONDOR
VICUNA
ALPACA
LLAMAS
ATACAMA DESERT
• RODENTS, GECKOS and IGUANAS are abundant in the desert
sands
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
• Off the coast of Ecuador• Mainly inhabited by GIANT TURTLES, LIZARDS and a variety of birds
GUANO ISLANDS
• Off the coast of Peru• Thousands of GUANO BIRDS are
found here• Droppings of these birds-
guano- are used as manure