Marañón River

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/maran-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is the Marañón River?Approximately 3,650 meters (12,000 feet)
2. What is the location?Peru, South America
3. What is the scientific designation?Principal source of the Amazon River
4. Where does the Marañón River begin?It starts about 160 kilometers northeast of Lima, at a height of about 3,650 meters in the Andes.
5. How does the Marañón River become the Amazon River?After winding through the Andes and jungle, it joins the Ucayali River; this meeting point marks where the Amazon River officially starts.

Headstream: The uppermost section of a river, forming its primary source.
Andean Uplift: The geological process that created the Andes Mountains.
Montane Jungle: Forests found on the slopes of mountains.
Rights of Nature: A legal and philosophical movement advocating for natural entities to have legal rights.