Physical Landscapes Transect

This is the route someone would take traveling from Brasilia to Lima. Along the way, the traveler will encounter a variety of different landscapes, climates, elevation, and vegetation. Going west you will first encounter the Mato Grasso Plateau which made up of mostly savannah grasslands. Next, the elevation raises and the climate becomes more arid in the Altiplano, which is scattered with salt mines and lakes. Further west, the climate becomes more subtropical and humid that allow for tropical landscapes and dense foliage. Next you will encounter the Andes, where elevation rises drastically and the air becomes drier. The mountains dominate the region which create ups and downs making traveling the region very hard. On the other side of the Andes, temperatures become more humid which allows for more farming of crops. Lastly, the Peruvian coastline has a dry desert like climate.