Mt. Vesuvius is A VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN.
It was famously known for causing the fires of Pompeii and killing millions of people.
Mt. Vesuvius, a cone-shaped mountain is part of the Campainian Volcanic Arc. It has erupted 30 times as recorded by scientists. It is currently considered as one of the top ten most dangerous volcanoes of the world.
The rock must be granite.
Along the equator in Latin America, Africa, India, and Indonesia
warm weather year round
it stretches from the equator to the tropic of cancer and to the tropic of Capricorn
1. Tropical rainnforest
- wet in most months (year round rain)
- home to many plants and animals
-canopy-top layer of forest
-Amazon Basin in South America is world's largest rainforest area
-Canopy so thick that little sunlight reaches forest floor.
-two seasons: wet and dry
-variety of animals
2. Savannas
- wet season and then the rest of the year is hot and dry
-Savannas have broad grasslands with a few trees
-can be found in middle america, south asia, africa, and northern austrailia
-ostrich
Brazil-lots of savanna
We consume about 24% of the world's energy
