What do you know about the wildlife of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin?
The Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin is rich in wildlife. A_ variety oi animals are found here. Elephants, tigers, deer and monkeys are common. The one-horned rhinoceros is found in the Brahmaputra plain. In the delta region, Bengal tiger, crocodiles and alligator are found. Acquatic life abounds in the fresh river waters, the lakes and the Bay of Bengal Sea. Popular varieties to fish such as catla, rohu and hilsa can be found here.
Give reasons:
(i) The rainforests are depleting.
(ii) Paddy is grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains.
What is the main activity of the people of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin? Give an account of it.
What do you know about the location of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin? Mention the climate of this Basin.
Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin in located.
(b) What are the crops grown by the people of the Amazon Basin?
(c) Name the birds that you are likely to find in the rain forests of the Amazon.
(d) What are the major cities located on the river Ganga?
(e) Where is the one-homed rhinoceros found?
The Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin has varied topography. How does it affect the distribution of population there? [V. Imp.]