QUIZ: LIFE IN TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL REGIONS

What is the name of the bird shown below?

• Toucan

• Eagle

• Red-eyed parrot

• Hoatzin

What is the length of the Anaconda?

• 15 m

• 5 m

• 10 m

• 12 m

Which of the following depositional features are not common in the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains?

• Flood plains

• Deccan Plateau

• Meanders

• Ox-bow lakes

What is the other name of Slash and Burn Agriculture?

• Mediterranean Agriculture

• Pastoral Farming

• Subsistence Farming

• Shifting Agriculture

How much area is covered by the Amazon Basin?

• Half of Brazil

• Half of South America

• 7 ml sq. km

• Both a) and c)

The tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world extend up to __________________ latitude, north and south.

The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin covers large parts of northern India and whole of _______________________.

The bark of _________________ tree is used for making _________________ which cures malaria.

Most of the rain in the rain in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin occurs between June and ________________.

Major handicrafts of the Ganga-Brahmaputra region include clay-work, cane-work and __________________.