Chapter Mock Test
Total Marks:40
Duration:45 min
Total Questions:20
Difficulty:Mixed
Test Structure
- —Section A: 10 MCQs (1 mark each)
- —Section B: 6 Short Answer (3 marks each)
- —Section C: 2 Long Answer (5 marks each)
Before taking the test
- —Know the location and climate of both basins: Amazon (tropical, South America, hot and wet all year) vs Ganga-Brahmaputra (subtropical, Indian subcontinent, monsoon climate)
- —Understand what a rainforest canopy is and why the forest floor is dark in the Amazon
- —Remember Amazon wildlife: toucans, hummingbirds, monkeys, sloths, tapirs, snakes, crocodiles, piranhas
- —Know key Amazon terms: slash and burn agriculture, manioc (cassava), Maloca, Trans-Amazon Highway
- —Remember crops: Amazon (manioc, tapioca, pineapple, coffee, cocoa) vs Ganga-Brahmaputra (paddy, wheat, sugarcane, jute)
- —Know the three vegetation types in Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin: deciduous forests, bamboo, mangroves
- —Remember Ganga-Brahmaputra wildlife: elephants, tigers, deer, one-horned rhinoceros (Kaziranga), Bengal tiger (Sundarbans)
- —Know major cities: Prayagraj, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata
- —Understand causes of river pollution (industrial waste, sewage) and conservation programmes (Namami Gange, Swachh Bharat Mission)
- —Be ready to compare the two basins on climate, crops, vegetation, wildlife, and human activities
Key Concepts to Remember
Amazon Basin
Tropical + Equator + Hot & wet all year + Rainforest + Canopy + Slash & burn + Manioc + Maloca
Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin
Subtropical + Monsoon climate + Paddy + Sugarcane & Jute + Deciduous forests + Mangroves + Rhino & Tiger
Environmental Problems
Amazon: Trans-Amazon Highway = Deforestation + Soil erosion + Displacement. Ganga: Industrial waste + Sewage = River pollution
Conservation
Namami Gange (Ganga cleaning) + Swachh Bharat Mission (nationwide sanitation) = Sustainable Development