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Due to abundance of rainforests, a lot of wood is LIFE IN THE GANGA-BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN
available which is used for making huts and
houses and other industrial purposes. Location
The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin lies in the sub-
Just Think! tropical region in the great northern plains of India.
The great northern Indian plains lie east-west with
Can you say why are the houses in the Amazon the Himalayas to the north and the Deccan Plateau
basin usually built on trees or stand on stilts? to the south. The northern plains have been formed
by the rivers Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. Our
In the earlier times, the Amazon River was the
focus of study is on the delta formed by the Ganga
only source to travel through the rainforests. Now
and Brahmaputra rivers. The chief physical features
the Trans-Amazon highway has been built. Places of this area are mountains and foothills of the
are also connected by air.
Himalayas, and the Sundarban Delta.
Quiz Time Ganga
Fill in the blanks :
The Ganga River originates in the Himalayas and
1. The Amazon basin lies in the __________ enters plains at Haridwar in Uttarakhand. It is
region. joined by several tributaries on its course and
2. The __________ river is the world’s largest river finally empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the
in terms of __________ of water that it drains. longest river in India, measuring about 2,500 km
long. Its important tributaries are the Yamuna,
3. The Amazon river got its name after the tribal Ghaghara, Gomti, Gandak, Kosi and Tista from
__________ who live in the __________ part.
the north and the Chambal, Betwa, Son, Sind and
4. The chief occupations of the people of Amazon Damodar from the south. It flows through the
are __________ and __________ . states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Bihar and West Bengal.
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