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Amazon basin

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Manioc food belongs to the area of

a)

Ganga - Brahmaputra basin

b)

Amazon basin

c)

South Africa

d)

South America

2.

The small river that joins the main river is known as

a)

Tributary

b)

Lake

c)

Waterfall

d)

Canal

3.

Name the special plants that store water in their leaves. Animals like frogs use these pockets of water for laying their eggs.

a)

Ravenala

b)

Thurber's temsucker

c)

Cactus

d)

Bromeliads

4.

The staple food of Amazon basin is-

a)

Cashew nut

b)

Rice

c)

Coffee

d)

Cassava

5.

Some families live in thatched houses shaped like beehives. There are other large apartment-like houses called ____________with a steeply slanting roof.

a)

"Terraced house"

b)

"Tamboo"

c)

“Maloca”

d)

"Igloo"

6.

The place where a river flows into another water body is called

a)

river’s mouth

b)

river's nose

c)

river's leg

d)

All of these

7.

How is the climate of Amazon basin characterized?

a)

Cold and wet

b)

Hot and wet

c)

Dry and wet

d)

None of these

8.

At night the temperature goes down in the Amazon basin but the humidity

a)

remains same

b)

remains low

c)

remains high

d)

none of these

9.

The forests are in fact so thick that the dense ‘roof is created by

a)

Wood

b)

Cement

c)

Stones

d)

leaves

10.

Toucans are the type of

a)

Crops

b)

Reptiles

c)

Birds

d)

Animals

11.

Kolkata is located on the river

a)

Bhagirathi

b)

Orange

c)

Hoogly

d)

Yamuna

12.

Where is one horned rhinoceros is found?

a)

Ghaghra plain

b)

Brahmaputra plain

c)

Amazon plain

d)

Indus plain

13.

What is the main occupation of the people in Ganga -Brahmaputra river basin?

a)

Fishing

b)

Lumbering

c)

Mining

d)

Agriculture

14.

Where is Bengal tiger found?

a)

Thar desert

b)

Amazon basin

c)

Mountain area

d)

Sunderban delta

15.

Choose the programme which is initiated to conserve the river ganga:

a)

Pranam ganga

b)

Namaste Ganga

c)

Namami ganga

d)

Har Har ganga

16.

In the fresh waters of River Ganga and River Brahmaputra, a variety of dolphin called called blind dolphin is found. The presence of it is an indication of the health of the river. Locally it is called by which name?

a)

Susu

b)

Mumu

c)

Juju

d)

Kuku

17.

Identify this ant-eating animal.

a)

Rhinoceros

b)

Tapir

c)

Antelope

d)

Crocodile