please answer the above questions.
Answers
Explanation:
(i) - South America
(ii)- The people of the Amazon Basin grow tapioca, pine apple and sweet potato. Cash crops such as coffee, maize and cocoa are also grown.
(iii) - The birds that are likely to be found in the rainforests of Amazon are toucans, humming birds and the birds of paradise, with their brilliantly colored plumage.
(iv) - Allahabad (prayagraj) Kanpur Varanasi Lucknow Patna and Kolkata are the major cities located on the River Ganga.
(v) - The Indian state of Assam is home to the largest population of greater-one horned rhinos, with more than 90% in Kaziranga National Park
2 Tick the correct option
(i) Birds (ii) Amazon (iii) Hooghly (iv) Coniferous
(v) Delta
3 Match the following
(i) cotton textile - varanasi
(ii) Maloca - slanting roof
(iii) Piranha - fish
(iv) Silkworm - sericulture
(v) Kaziranga - Assam
4 Give reasons
(i) rainforest rainforest are depleting because of the developmental activities that are going on fast speed.
it is estimated that large area of the rainforest are disappearing annually in the Amazon basin. As a result top soil is washed away when the rain falls and the lush green forest are turned into Barren landscape.
(ii) The Ganga-Brahmaputra plains provide flat fertile land with alluvial soil for the cultivation of crops. The amount of rainfall this region receives is also quite high which makes it a suitable place for the growth of paddy a crop that requires adequate water for its growth.