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Q1. The Amazon Basin is located in which continent?
Q2. What type of climate does the Amazon Basin have?
Q3. What is the thick cover formed by tree tops in a rainforest called?
Q4. Which of the following is a flesh-eating fish found in the Amazon Basin?
Q5. What is the staple food of the people of the Amazon Basin?
Q6. What type of agriculture is practiced in the Amazon Basin?
Q7. What is a Maloca?
Q8. Which highway has led to deforestation in the Amazon Basin?
Q9. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin lies in which type of region?
Q10. What is the main crop of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q11. Which of the following is a cash crop of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q12. What type of forests grow in the plains of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q13. Where are mangroves found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q14. The one-horned rhinoceros is found in which part of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q15. Which animal is commonly found in the Sundarbans?
Q16. Which of the following is NOT a major city in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q17. What is the main cause of river pollution in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin?
Q18. Which programme aims to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga river?
Q19. Which plants commonly grow on tree trunks in the Amazon rainforest?
Q20. Which plant is commonly found in the Brahmaputra plains?