Case Study On Life In The Amazon Basin

Case Study Life in Amazon River Basinstyle.visibility Location and ExtentThe Amazon River Basin is drained by the Amazon River and its tributariesIt is located in the northern region of South AmericaThe basin covers Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, etc.Most of the basin is covered by the Amazon RainforestCovering 5.5 million sq. km, it is the largest Rainforest in the worldstyle.visibilityppt_wppt_h Tribes and PeopleAround 500 to 600 tribes live in the river basinAbout 50 of them are not in contact with the whole world, they don’t live with modern amenities like electricity or internetThese tribes protect their homeland sustainably by not abusing natural resourcesOne of their threat from nature is mosquitos, the Korubo tribe plaster clay on their skin to defend themselves from these insectsThe first human settlements in the basin are 35,000 to 40,000 years oldPortuguese and Spanish are the widely spoken languages in the Amazon River basinstyle.visibilityppt_wppt_hstyle.rotation Houses and Settlements The special kind of houses that are apartment-like called Maloca is apartment-likeThe roofs are steep and slanted to drip the water from the rainsThese types of settlements are found in Columbia and BrazilPeople live close to mother nature and resources like water and foodHouse shaped like a beehive are