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Amazon River Allie Webb Aim: The Amazon River is a very great river. In the article on Encyclopedia Britannica it states that the Amazon River is, “ the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin." (Schultz). The Amazon River is so great that there are floodplains, this is where the water has flooded and left very rich soil. Since the Amazon River is so great it has helped many ecosystems close to it, such as the Amazon Rainforest. Since the River helps the Amazon Rainforest it is seen as even more important because the Amazon Rainforest is about half of the remaining rainforest on Earth. The Amazon River is very important and without it a lot of things like the rainforest would not be here today.

"Amazon River | World's Greatest River." Amazon River. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

Schultz, Alarich R. "Amazon River | Facts, History, Animals, & Map." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

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The Amazon River is not only important to places like Colombia, Bolivia, and Brazil but is also important to places like the United States. On the Clim Amazon website it states, “ The Amazon River brings nearly one fifth of the freshwaters delivered to the oceans ” (Global Importance of The Amazon River). The Amazon river affects a great majority of people in the world because it is so large, it helps the oceans, the rainforest, and the Andes Mountains. The Amazon River and the Andes Mountains play a crucial role in the climate such as erosion. The Amazon River is so crucial to the world and hurts many when there is a drought.

"Joint Brazilian-European Facility for Climate and Geodynamic Research on the Amazon River Basin Sediments." Global Importance of the Amazon River Basin / Scientific Proposal / Clim Amazon / IRD. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

"Amazon River | World's Greatest River." Amazon River. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

Historical The history of the Amazon River is very great. The Amazon River provides so much for different ecosystems such as, swamps, marshes, and streams. It also helps so many different animals. Since the River is great it has also caused some controversy. On the website of Extreme Science it states, “For the last century the length of the Amazon and the Nile Rivers have been in a tight battle for title of world's longest river“ (World's Greatest River). This is important because at different times the water is at different levels.

"Amazon River | World's Greatest River." Amazon River. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

"The Amazon River." The Amazon River. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

Cultural The Amazon River has really impacted different cultures. On the Clim Amazon website it states, “ In the last few years, the region has gone through severe drought episodes that have caused significant problems to the local population as well as to many ecosystems” (Global Importance of The Amazon River). The people who live by the river bank in Amazonia are ribereños. These people do not have modern benefits like people have today. These people live off the Amazon River's floodplain, because of the soil they farm and when there is a drought their crops are hurt. They really use the river for everything from washing clothes, to food, to fishing, and to traveling. Without the Amazon River these people would not be doing well and would possibly have to leave their way of life.

"Joint Brazilian-European Facility for Climate and Geodynamic Research on the Amazon River Basin Sediments." Global Importance of the Amazon River Basin / Scientific Proposal / Clim Amazon / IRD. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.

"Amazon." The and the River People. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.