Amazon Basin

The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.

Settlements

Amazonia is not heavily populated. There are a few cities along the Amazon's banks and scattered settlements inland, but most of the population lives in cities. The forest has been cleared in areas for plantations and ranching (the most extensive non-forest use of the land) and some of the inhabitants harvest wild latex and Brazil nuts. Though a substantial area of the Amazon basin has been cleared, most of the rain forest remains relatively undisturbed by humans.

Related Topics:
Cities - Plantation - Ranching - Latex - Brazil nut

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