Amazon basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Colombia
gptkb:Ecuador
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Amazon_River
gptkbp:hasMajorCity gptkb:Rio_Branco
gptkb:Tefé
gptkb:Porto_Velho
gptkb:Manaus
gptkb:Belém
Pucallpa
Cuiabá
Leticia
Iquitos
Santarem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amazon basin
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy tropical climate
high rainfall
rich soil
varied ecosystems
gptkbp:isDividedInto drainage basins
gptkbp:isExploredIn ecologists
geographers
anthropologists
scientists
biologists
gptkbp:isHomeTo gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
various plant species
many species of birds
numerous species of fish
amphibians such as poison dart frogs
insects such as butterflies
reptiles such as anacondas
mammals_such_as_jaguars
gptkbp:isImportantFor climate regulation
local economies
carbon storage
water cycle
global ecology
gptkbp:isKnownFor biodiversity
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Amazon_biome
gptkbp:isThreatenedBy climate change
mining
deforestation
agriculture expansion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:supports indigenous peoples