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Describe about the livelihood of the people living aroun the Amazon basin​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Men have occupations like fishing and hunting, while it's the women who take care of the crops and fields. The land being near the Amazon river is very fertile which makes it a good for farming. People here generally grow crops like Pineapple, Tapioca, Sweet Potato, Cassava (manioc), Coffee, maize, and cocoa.

Answered by ritultripathi368
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Amazonia is sparsely populated. There are scattered settlements inland, but most of the population lives in a few larger cities on the banks of the Amazon and other major rivers, such as in Iquitos - Loreto in Peru, Manaus-Amazonas State, and Belém, Pará. In many regions, the forest has been cleared for soya bean plantations and ranching (the most extensive non-forest use of the land); some of the inhabitants harvest wild rubber latex, and Brazilian nuts. This is a form of extractive farms, where the trees are not cut down. These are relatively sustainable operations in contrast to lumbering or agriculture dependent on clearing the rainforest. The people live in thatched houses shaped liked beehives. They also build apartment-like houses called "Maloca", with a steeply slanting roo

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