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country dotted with several important cities like the capital
New Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata to
name a few. Several industrial towns have also emerged in
this basin. Dense population and industrial growth has led
to the pollution of the rivers. The government is making
efforts to save these rivers. The Ganga Action Plan is a
project undertaken by the government to cleanse the River
Ganga basin.
An Industry

Now I Know :

ƒ Amazon basin lies between 10° N and 10° S in the tropical region. It is also called as the equatorial region.
ƒ The Amazon Basin is in the tropical region while the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin lies in the sub-tropical zone.
ƒ In the Amazon basin, the climate is hot and wet. Support evergreen rain forests. These forests are gigantic zoos.
ƒ Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin lies south of Himalayas and covers the fertile Northern plain.
ƒ Ganga-Brahmaputra basin lies in the subtropical region that is situated between 10° N and 30° N latitudes.
ƒ The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin experiences the monsoon type of climate.
ƒ Teak, sal, peepal are the main trees of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
ƒ Agriculture is the main occupation in the Ganga-Brahmaputra region.
ƒ Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin is one of the most densely populated areas in India.

(Assessment of Learning Outcome)

A. Tick () the correct option :
1. Sundarbans is situated in :
(a) Velds (b) Prairies

(c) Amazon basin (d) Ganga-Brahmaputra basin
2. Amazon basin is a :
(a) polar region (b) temperature region

(c) sub-tropical region (d) tropical region
3. Which of the following trees are found in the tropical deciduous forests?
(a) Teak (b) Deodar (c) Fir (d) None of these

4. Which one of the following is the staple food of Amazon people?
(a) Orange (b) Carrot (c) Manioc (d) All of these
5. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

(a) Kaziranga – Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Toucans – Bird
(c) Hooghly river – Kolkata

(d) Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin – Tropical region

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