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B. Bogata is Colombia’s capital and largest city with 8 million people. After finding the crashed plane, searchers found what was believed to be traces of the children – an improvised shelter, half-eaten fruit, hair ties, and a nursing bottle. The children are members of an indigenous group and may have learned some skills needed to survive in the jungle.
A. About 64% of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil, South America’s largest nation. Brazil is followed by Peru with 10%. Colombia, Venezuela, and Bolivia each occupy about 6% of the rainforest. Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, and French Guiana each have from 3% to 1% of the Amazon rainforest.
C. The Ganges River in Asia ranks second, and Africa’s Congo ranks third. North America’s Mississippi ranks 13, and the Danube in Europe ranks 46. The Amazon River delivers about 20% of the fresh water entering the World Ocean, creating a vast plume of fresh water in the sea near its mouth.
B. Based on archaeological evidence, humans settled in the Amazon region at least 11,200 years ago. Most academics believe that the first humans arrived in what is now Alaska at some point between 15,000 and 20,000 years ago. These ancient Asian migrants spread rapidly southward, occupying most of North and South America by 12,000 to 14,000 years ago.