6. Human Environment Interactions The Tropical And The Subtropical Flashcards
How many a countries Amazon river basin drains portion of
8 countries
Big parrots can eat various fruits, guava, banana.
Big - Brazil
Parrots - Peru
Can - Colombia
Eat - Ecuador
Various - Venezuela
Fruits - French Guiana
Guava - Guyana
Banana - Bolivia
How is rainforest
Thik dense created by leaves and branches does not allow sun light to reach the ground.
The ground remained dark and damp
Shade tolerant vegetation
Orchids bromeliads romeliad
grown as parasite
Rainforest animals
Monkeys sloth and treating Tapirs
Fishes- phirahna
Crocodile python snake anaconda and boa constrictor
Main occupation of the people where flat land is available to grow crop
Wheat Sorgam gram and millets
Cash crops like sugarcane and jute
Banana plantation in area
Silk is produced to the cultivation of silkworm in parts of
Bihar and Assam
Which forest are found in the area of delta
Mangrove forest
The one horned rhinoceros is found in which plain
Brahmaputra plain
Kaziranga National park
Rohu catla hilsa are
Types of fishes found in the delta area
To conserve the river Ganga which program has been initiated
Namami Ganga 2014
Water terraces
Terraces are built on steep to create a flat surface on which crops are grown
(Assam)
Which dolphin is found in the Ganga river
Susu (plantanista gangetica )
Also called the blind dolphin
Swachh Bharat mission was launched in
2 October 2014
Other name of Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra River is known by different names as it flows through various regions:
- Yarlung Tsangpo: In Tibet, where it originates.
- Dihang: In Arunachal Pradesh, India, before it enters the plains.
- Jamuna: In Bangladesh, after it merges with the Ganges River.
Crop to grow in Amazon basin
Topiaco pineapple and sweet potato
Cash crops- coffee maiz cocoa manioc
