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WorksheetsSouth America - Part 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
From where does the River Amazon rises and where it drains ?
Rises in Andes at Peru,drains into Atlantic Ocean at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Rises in Andes at Bolivia, drains into Arctic Ocean
Rises in Andes at Peru, drains into Atlantic Ocean at Belèm in Brazil
Rises in Suriname, drains into Atlantic Ocean
What are the reasons for decline in the forest cover of the Amazon River Basin ?( there is more than 1 answer)
Pasture
Population
Roads
Timber trade
What are the Amazon Rainforest's also known as
Wings of our planet
Heart of our planet
Kidney of our planet
Lungs of our planet
What are the other major rivers of Amazon where the people live in Amazon River Basin ?
Branco,Negro,Nile
Branco,Purus,Beas
Tapajos,Purus,Negro
Tapajos,Branco,Orinoco
From where does the River Orinoco rises and where it drains ?
Rises near Mt. Cotopaxi in Brazilian highland, drains into the Atlantic Ocean
Rises near Mt . Delgado Chalbaud in Guyana Highland, drains into Atlantic Ocean
Rises near Mt . Aconcagua in Chile, drains into Pacific ocean
Rises in Andes and drains into Atlantic Ocean
From where does the Orinoco River flow before entering the Atlantic Ocean .
Llanos and Tropical Rainforest
Amazon River and Amazon Rainforest
Selvas and Llanos
River Parana and Selvas
From where does the Rivers Paraguay, Parana and Uruguay together flow and make up the second most important drainage system in the country.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific ocean
Estuary of Zuari
Estuary of Rio de la plata
From where does São Francisco River rise and where it drains.
Rises in the state of São Paulo, drains into Arctic Ocean
Rises in the state of Minas Gerais, drains into Atlantic Ocean
Rises in Equador, drains into Atlantic Ocean
From where do the Rivers Paraguay and Paraná flow before
entering into the estuary of Rio de la Plata .
Alluvial plains
Gran Chacho
Broad floodplain
What is the extent of Amazon River Basin ?
Lies to the west of Andes and extends from Guyana Plateau in the south to Brazilian Plateau in the north
Lies to so east of Andes and extends from Guyana Plateau in the north to Brazilian Plateau in the south
