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Fun Fact: Ecuador translates to 'Equator' in Spanish and it is located directly on the equator.

Emily Lin

Weather In Ecuador

Major Bodies of Water

Hydrosphere

Connection

Lithosphere

Major Bodies Of Land

Weather/Climate

Sources

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/hydrosphere/

https://www.britannica.com/science/hydrosphere

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/lithosphere/

https://lacgeo.com/water-bodies-ecuador

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a64f43ba-37cf-4b1b-a523-2da91b2b8c48#:~:text=Currently%2C%20the%20target%20minerals%20in,%2C%20iron%2C%20uranium%20and%20coal.

https://lacgeo.com/mountain-ranges-ecuador

Lithosphere

  • The solid, brittle portion of the upper mantle and crust.
  • Bound by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere below.
  • Rocks in the lithosphere are elastic and not viscous.
  • Responsible for Techtonic activity.
  • There are two types of lithosphere: continetal and oceanic.

Major Bodies of Land

Andes Mountains The greatest source of mineral wealth.

Arid Pacific Lowlands Agricultural production.

Galapagos Islands Basalt from volcanoes.

Amazon Rainforest Popular mining destination.

Connection: Hydrosphere in Space

  • A hydrosphere exists in Europa, a moon of Saturn
  • Scientists are searching for planets that have hydrosphere in circumstellar habitable zones looking for other lifeforms or a potentially habitable planet.

Europa, a moon of Saturn

Hydrosphere

  • Water on the Earth's surface including: liquid, frozen, soil, and atmospheric water.
  • Responsible for the water cycle.
  • Extends 15 kilometers into space and 5 kilometers into the Earth's crust.

Weather

  • Costal Lowlands have a tropical climate year round, temperatures range from 27-32*C
  • The Andes Mountains are cool, ranging from 18-24*C
  • Galapago Islands have dry climates that near 30*C
  • Amazon Rainforest is very humid with temperature around 25-30*C
  • It is scientifically impossible to have hurricanes and tornadoes in Ecuador
  • Flash floods are extremely common due to El Nino

Major Bodies of Water

Amazon River Fresh water, diverse animals and plants.

Pacific Ocean/ Gulf of Guayaquil Salt water, fishing.

Guayas River Freshwater, trades and transportation

Zamora River Freshwater, hydroelectric power generator