Unit # 8
Amazon Rain Forest
 The Amazon
Rainforest is found
mainly in the country
of Brazil
 The Rainforest covers 1.4
billion acres of land
 The Amazon represents
over half of the planet's
remaining rainforests
Francisco Pizarro
 Conquered the Inca
Empire in 1533
 Was the first European to
view the Pacific Ocean from
the New World in 1513
 Founded the city of Lima,
Peru
 Pizarro was a conquistador
The Incas
 The Incan civilization
existed mostly in what is
now Peru
 Civilization was founded in
the early 1200’s by Manco
Capac
 The Incas worshipped
many gods, but the sun
was the focus of their
lives
Language of
South
America
The two most commonly spoken
languages in South America are
Spanish and Portuguese
South America Terrain
 South America is
mainly made up of
mountains and plains
 While there is one desert
and the Amazon
rainforest, the majority
of the country is made
up of mountains and vast
plains.
Machu Picchu
 Famous Incan city
in Peru now laying
in ruins.
 Machu Picchu was
built as an estate for
the Inca emperor
Pachacuti around
1450
 Undiscovered until
the early 1900’s
Independence
 Brazil won its independence peacefully in 1822
 Very little fighting actually took place
 Casualties only numbered about 6,000
 The new nations set up Republics.
 French Guiana is the only South American country
that is not Independent it belongs to France
 Soccer is the national
sport of South America
 Soccer is to South
America what football
is to North America
 Yes, I know that soccer is
called futbol in South
America
Soccer
Andes Mountains
 Located on the west side of South America.
 Runs from north to south across the entire length of the continent
 The Andes are the largest mountain system in the world
Amazon River
 The Amazon River is
used for fishing,
drinking water, and as a
transportation
corridor.
 The second longest river
in the world.
 There are no bridges that
cross the river.
PANAMA CANAL
The Panama Canal is a important waterway for world trade.
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and
the Pacific Ocean, using a system of locks.
 Spain first thought about building a canal
France started building the Panama Canal
 In
1914 The United States finished the Panama Canal
South America
The first Country
you enter if you walk
from Mexico to
South America
is?..........
What 3 Countries
does the Equator
cross?........