Rio deJaneiro

Earth Science 7-<Rio deJaneiro, Brazil>

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About the City

-Rio deJaneiro, Brazil 
-22° 54 S, 43° 12 W 
-0 to 1,021 m
-On the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
-Prevailing Southeasterlies 
-high pressure
-warm climate
-Af
-Has many mountains and plains, located between the Mantiqueira Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
-Average temperature High (Monthly, Fahrenheit) January: 85 February: 86 March: 85 April: 82 May: 80 June: 77 July: 78 August: 78 September: 77 October: 79 November: 81 December: 84
-Average temperature Low (Monthly, Fahrenheit) January: 74 February:74 March: 74 April: 71 May: 69 Jun: 66 July: 65 August: 66 September: 67 October: 68 November: 71 December: 72
-Average monthly rainfall (inches) January: 4.5 February: 4.1 March: 4.1 April: 5.4 May: 3.4 June: 3.2 July: 2.2 August: 2 September: 3.4 October: 3.5 November: 3.8 December: 6.7 
-Warm ocean currents

Plate

Rio deJaneiro is on the South American Plate. It is about 53 kilometers away from the nearest plate boundary which is the a divergent boundary.

What type of rock it is on

It is on ancient metamorphic gneiss.

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