what are the similarity and difrence in fishing activities in Brazil and india
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continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
Climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terrain upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Elevation extremes mean elevation: 160 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,586 m
mean elevation: 320 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m
Natural resources coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
Land use agricultural land: 60.5%
arable land 52.8%; permanent crops 4.2%; permanent pasture 3.5%
forest: 23.1%
other: 16.4% (2011 est.)
agricultural land: 32.9%
arable land 8.6%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 23.5%
forest: 61.9%
other: 5.2% (2011 est.)
Irrigated land 667,000 sq km (2012)
54,000 sq km (2012)
Natural hazards droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
volcanism: Barren Island (354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years
recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Geographic coordinates 20 00 N, 77 00 E
10 00 S, 55 00 W
Map references Asia
South America
Area total: 3,287,263 sq km
land: 2,973,193 sq km
water: 314,070 sq km
total: 8,515,770 sq km
land: 8,358,140 sq km
water: 157,630 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
Area - comparative slightly more than one-third the size of the US
slightly smaller than the US
Land boundaries total: 13,888 km
ighest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m
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