Pantanal

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/pantanal

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 big is Pantanal?Estimated between 140,000 and 195,000 km² (54,000 to 75,000 sq mi)
2. What is the hydrological characteristic?Approximately 80% of floodplains are submerged during the rainy season
3. What is the ecological designation?World's largest tropical wetland and largest flooded grasslands
4. Why does the Pantanal flood every year?Rainfall in the surrounding highlands sends water into the basin from October to March, flooding about 80% of the area.
5. What animals live in the Pantanal?Many animals call the Pantanal home, including jaguars, capybaras, caimans, and hundreds of bird species.

Hydrological Regime: The pattern of water movement and distribution in a region, influenced by precipitation and topography.
Biodiversity Hotspot: A region with a high concentration of endemic species that is also under significant threat.
Ecosystem Services: The benefits that humans derive from natural ecosystems, such as clean water and climate regulation.
Endemic Species: A species native and restricted to a certain place.