Q. 5 Give geographical reasons. (Any Two)
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1) Brazilian Highland is also known as Brazilian shield.
2) West-flowing rivers are hardly found in Brazil.
3) The coastal areas of Brazil are famous for tourism.
4) In spite of abundant biodiversity there is limited development of
tourism in Amazon basin.
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Explanation:
The southern Brazil is occupied by an extensive plateau. The height (altitude) decreases gradually to its north. A number of rivers take off from the terminal portion of the highlands and flow northwards to meet Atlantic Ocean. The only major river Sao Francisco flows towards the north for a distance and then takes a sharp eastward turn to enter the coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean.
Moreover, Amazon which is the longest river in Brazil, originates from the eastern slopes of Andes Mountains in Peru, flows eastward and meet North Atlantic ocean.
Likewise, Parana, Paraguay and Uruguay originate from southern slopes of the Highlands and flows through the south-western part of Brazil. Therefore, there are no west-flowing rivers in Brazil.
the altitude of Brazilian Island gradually decreases from the south to the north and from the to the East as its effect most of the river in Brazil flow towards the the northern and Eastern directions. ... thus west-flowing rivers are hardly found in Brazil.The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau (Portuguese: Planalto Brasileiro) are an extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all approximately half of the country's land area, or some 4,500,000 km² (1,930,511 sq mi).