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WorksheetsCase Study - Life in Amazon River Basin.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
The Amazon, is the _________ longest river in the world.
second
first
It flows through the _________ region.
southern
tropical
Amazon river originates in _______mountains.
Aconcagua
Andes
The river flows_________across brazil and on its way it is joined by many tributaries.
Eastwards
Southwards
The Amazon River basin holds about __________per cent of earth’s freshwater.
20
55
In terms of size and volume of water carried, the Amazon is the largest river in the world.
True
False
Amazon river drains into the Andes mountains.
True
False
In _______, a ________ explorer named Francisco de Orellana set out on a journey down one of the Amazon’s tributaries in Ecuador.
1,345,
Spanish
1,541,
Spanish
Name the explorer who has set out on a journey.
Francisco de Orellana
Francesco di Orellena
On the way, he and his men had to fight some fierce male warriors.
True
False
