The rainforests are depleting.
Answer: Due to developmental activities, the forests are being destroyed. This is the reason for depletion of rainforests.
Paddy is grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains.
Answer: Because rice requires sufficient amount of water to grow.
Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin is located.
Answer: South America
What are the crops grown by the people of the Amazon Basin.
Answer: Tapioca, pineapple, sweet potato, coffee, maize, cocoa.
Name the birds that you are likely to find in the rainforests of the Amazon.
Answer: Toucans, humming birds and bird of paradise.
What are the major cities located on the River Ganga.
Answer: Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna and Kolkata.
Where is the one-horned rhinoceros found?
Answer: Brahmaputra plain.
Toucans are a type of
Manioc is the staple food of
Kolkata is located on the river
Deodars and firs are a type of
Bengal tiger is found in
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| (i) Cotton textile | (a) Assam |
| (ii) Maloca | (b) Terrace farming |
| (iii) Piranha | (c) Sericulture |
| (iv) Silkworm | (d) Slanting roof |
| (v) Kaziranga | (e) Ganga plain |
| (f) Varanasi | |
| (g) Fish |
Answer: (i) – f, (ii) – d, (iii) – g, (iv) – c, (v) – a
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