The Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin has varied topography. How does it affect the distribution of population there? [V. Imp.]
The basin area has varied topography. As a result, the distribution of population is not even everywhere in the area. The mountain areas with steep slopes have inhospitable terrain. Therefore less number of people live in the mountain area of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. The plain area provides the most suitable land for human habitation. Therefore, the density of population of the plains is very high.
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.]