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Both the Amazon and the Atacama desert owe their very existence to the Andes Mountains. The general flow of the atmosphere is from east to west in South America. As the Atlantic moisture is forced up the high Andes Mountains it drops most of its rain and snow on the eastern slopes that feed the Amazon River and its tributaries. Since the moisture has difficulty crossing the mountains, the western side lies in a rain shadow and little to no precipitation occurs, forming the Atacama Desert.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoBoth are the result of the Andes Mountains. The Andes prevent moisture from the Atlantic from crossing. This creates the rainforests of the Amazon to the east and forms a rainshadow desert to the west. Even though the two biomes are 180 degrees different, both were born with the rise of the Andes Mountains.
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∙ 9y agoThe Amazon River is found on the east side of the Andes Mountains and is a very hot, humid and rainy area of South America. It has a great variety of plant and animal life. The Atacama Desert is on the western side of the Andes in South America and is cool, very dry and is the habitat for few plants and animals. The Amazon is found in the tropics while the major portion of the Atacama is found in the temperate climate zone.
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How are the Atacama Desert and the Mojave Desert alike?
Both deserts have low rainfall, although the Atacama is the driest. The Mojave is classified as a hot desert while the Atacama is a cool coastal desert.
How are the Amazon Rainforest and the Atacama Desert alike?
Both the Atacama and the Amazon owe their very existence to the Andes Mountains. The high Andes cause moisture from the Atlantic Ocean to condense and fall on the east side of the mountains, giving the Amazon basin copious amounts of rain. However, the mountains also prevent the moisture from reaching the western slopes, causing a rain shadow, preventing rain from falling there and creating the Atacama Desert.
How is amazon Nile and Mississippi river alike?
well, the river is 10 times smaller and is tiny
How are the Amazon River the Nile River and the Mississippi River alike?
They are all similar because they are all major rivers in their countries.
How are the amazon the nile and the Mississippi rivers alike?
The Nile, Amazon, and Mississippi river are all alike because they all start with a northern source and then empties out into another river. Corrections: The Nile flows from South to North and the Amazon flows from West to East. None of the rivers empties out into another river. They all empty into the sea.
How are the amazon the nile and mississippi rivers alike?
They all are major rivers Also, they are all the largest river on their continents.
How are the Amazon nile and the Mississippi river alike?
they are the longest rivers in the world and they all have huge amounts of water and life forms in them
How are the Amazon nile and Mississippi river alike?
they are the longest rivers in the world and they all have huge amounts of water and life forms in them
How is the Amazon River Nile River and Mississippi Rivers alike?
They're the 3 biggest riversAdditional answerThe Mississippi is not the longest river in the world along with the other two. The Amazon and the Nile are about the same length and the third longest is the Yangtse. The Mississippi/Missouri is fourth.
How is the Amazon nile and Mississippi rivers alike?
They are alike by the are all the longest and bigest rivers in each of there individual continents
How are the Amazon and Nile and Mississippi rivers alike?
They are the longest rivers in each continents Africa, North America and South America. Correction: The Missouri River is the longest river in the U.S.
How are the amazon Nile and Mississippibrivers alike?
The Amazon, Nile and Mississippi rivers are alike in that they are the longest rivers in the continents in which they are found.
