Purus 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/purus-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 big is the Purus River?371,042 km2 (143,260 sq mi)
2. What is the location?South America, a major tributary of the Amazon River
3. What is the mean annual discharge?11,207 m3/s (395,800 cu ft/s)
4. What is the Purus River and where is it located?The Purus River is a long tributary of the Amazon in South America, flowing through the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
5. Why is the Purus River important for animals?It creates flooded forests and oxbow lakes that provide homes for fish, dolphins, caimans, birds, and many forest animals like jaguars and sloths.

Tributary: A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake, contributing to its volume.
Drainage Basin: The area of land from which precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as a river or lake.
Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem, encompassing genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity.
Geomorphological Processes: The natural processes that shape the Earth's surface, such as erosion, deposition, and tectonic activity.