How can you say that the life of the people of the Amazon basin is changing?[Imp.]
Time is moving ahead very fast. This has resulted in the change of the life style of the people everywhere. The life of the people of the Amazon basin is also changing, though not at fast speed. In the old days it was difficult to reach the heart of the forest. In 1970 the Trans Amazon highway made all parts of the rain forest accessible. Aircrafts and helicopters are also used for reaching various places. The indigenous populations was pushed out from the area and forced to settle in new areas.
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.]