The boiling river in the Amazon Helen Walters

Concepts of Thinking: Spatial Significance, Interrelationships, Geographic Perspective

Inquiry: What might be causing the water to heat up so much? Why is the location if such an extreme river not well known?  What might be some impacts if the location of this river becomes widely known?

Activity: Class discussion on what might be causing the water to be so hot. Investigate other location i.e. Iceland, Yellowstone National Park. Create a spatial journal of the plate tectonics, with geyser locations to determine the spatial significance. Observe the pattern and trend that appear. Locate the Peruvian part of the Amazon river basin. Is there a similar pattern of spatial significance? Could this be the location of the Boiling River? Conduct an issue analysis and determine what should be done with regards to this location to ensure its sustainability. Create a story map to communicate the results.