Amazon River topographic map
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Amazon River
During what many archaeologists called the formative stage, Amazonian societies were deeply involved in the emergence of South America's highland agrarian systems. The trade with Andean civilizations in the terrains of the headwaters in the Andes formed an essential contribution to the social and religious development of higher-altitude civilizations like the Muisca and Incas. Early human settlements were typically based on low-lying hills or mounds.
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Name: Amazon River topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 36 ft
Minimum elevation: 13 ft
Maximum elevation: 174 ft