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Chapter — 8, Human Environment Interactions The Tropical, and Subtropical Region, , Exercise, , 1., (A) Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin is located., , Answer:, The Amazon basin is located in South America., , The Amazon basin is basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries. It, covers about 40%of the South American continent., , (B) What are the crops grown by the people of the Amazon Basin?, Answer:, , The people of the Amazon basin mainly grow tapioca, pineapple and, sweet potato. They also grow cash crops like coffee, maize and cocoa., , The people living there clear a part of forest where the cultivation is, possible. After harvesting the land is left for the tropical forest to grow, again. They practice Slash and burn agriculture., , (C) Name the birds that you are likely to find in the rainforests of the, Amazon., , Answer:, , Toucans, humming bird sand bird of paradise are commonly found in, the rainforests of the Amazon., , Toucans are marked by their large colourful bills used to eat food., Humming Birds are one of the smallest Species of birds in the world
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.Fun Fact: The Humming birds are the only birds which can fly, backwards., , (D) What are the major cities located on the River Ganga., Answer:, , Allahabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, Patna and Kolkata are the, major cities located on the River Ganga., , River Ganga provides food and livelihood to most people living in, these cities. As being a holy River it has large settlements on its banks., Varanasi a city on banks of Ganga River is considered to be one of the, oldest living settlements in the world., , (E) Where is the one-horned rhinoceros found?, Answer:, The one-horned rhinoceros is found in the Brahmaputra plain., , Biggest settlement of One-horned rhinoceros is Kaziranga national, park in Assam state of India. It is endangered species and its, conservation is being done by government and other organizations., , 2., , (A) Tick the correct Answer., Toucans are a type of, (a) birds, (b) animals, (c) crops, , Answer:, , Toucans are Tropical birds marked by their bright, colourful, and large, bills. They are highly social birds and often live in groups of about 20.
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(B) Tick the correct Answer., Manioc is the staple food of, (a) Ganga Basin, (b) Africa, (c) Amazon, , Answer:, , Manioc, also known as cassava, is one of the main constituents of diet, of people living in amazons. It is rich in carbohydrates., , (C) Tick the correct Answer., Kolkata is located on the river, (a) Orange, (b) Hooghly, (c) Bhagirathi, , Answer:, , Hooghly is the main distributary of Ganga river in West Bengal., Kolkata’s famous Howrah bridge is on this river., , (D) Tick the correct Answer., Deodars and firs are a type of, (a) Coniferous trees, (b) Deciduous trees, (c) shrubs, , Answer:, , Deodars are native trees to western Himalayas. They are large, evergreen coniferous trees reaching 40-50m tall with a trunk up to 3m, in diameter. It has a conic crown with level branches., , (E) Tick the correct Answer., Bengal tiger is found in
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(a) mountains, (b) delta area, (c) Amazon, , Answer:, , The Bengal tigers are found in Sundarbans. The delta area of Ganga, and Brahmaputra river., , 3. Match the following., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (i) Cotton textile (a) Assam, (ii) Maloca (b) Terrace farming, (iii) Piranha (c) Sericulture, (iv) Silk worm (d) Slanting roof, (v) Kaziranga (e) Ganga plain, - (f) Varanasi, - (g) Fish, Answer:, (i) Cotton textile (f) Varanasi Explanation : Cotton, textile has been one of
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the major industries of, Varanasi city., , , , (ii) Maloca, , (d)Slanting roof, , Explanation: Maloca is a, ancestral long house, used by natives of the, Amazon. These types of, houses have a slanting, roof., , , , (iii) Piranha, , (g) Fish, , Explanation: Piranha is, a South American, freshwater fish that has, sharp teeth., , , , (iv) Silk worm, , (c) Sericulture, , Explanation : Silk, Worm is the, commercially bred, , caterpillar of the, domesticated silk moth,, which spins a_ silk, cocoon that is processed, to yield silk fibre., , , , , , (v) Kaziranga, , , , (a) Assam, , , , Explanation:, , Kaziranga national park, is in the state of Assam., This Sanctuary hosts, two-thirds of the world's, one-horned, rhinoceroses.
