description Orinoco Plains Overview
The Orinoco Plains, also known as the Llanos, are broad tropical lowlands in the Orinoco basin of Colombia and Venezuela. The region lies east of the Andes and includes grasslands, wetlands, river channels, and flood-prone areas whose appearance changes markedly between wet and dry seasons. The plains are shaped by the Orinoco and its tributaries and support wildlife habitats, rural settlements, and long-established cattle-raising economies. They are studied in geography and ecology as a major seasonal grassland system in northern South America.
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What are the Orinoco Plains also called?
The Orinoco Plains are also known as the Llanos. They are broad tropical lowlands in the Orinoco basin of Colombia and Venezuela.
What is the landscape of the Orinoco Plains like?
The Llanos include grasslands, wetlands, river channels, and flood-prone lowlands. Their appearance changes strongly between the wet and dry seasons.
Where are the Orinoco Plains in relation to the Andes?
The plains lie east of the Andes. From there, the lowlands spread through the Orinoco basin across parts of Colombia and Venezuela.
Why do the Llanos change so much during the year?
Seasonal rainfall causes large areas of the lowlands to flood during the wet season and dry out later. This creates major changes in waterways, wetlands, grazing areas, and visible vegetation.
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