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प्रश्न
Write a note on the Amazon River basin.
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उत्तर
- The Amazon plain forms the largest plain land of Brazil and lies between the two highlands, viz., the Guyana Highlands and the Brazilian Highlands.
- It lies in the northern parts of Brazil and generally slopes eastwards.
- The Amazon basin is quite wide in the west (about 1300 km), and it narrows eastward.
- Its width is minimum where the Guyana Highlands and Brazilian Highlands come closer (240 km).
- The width of the plains increases as the river approaches the Atlantic Ocean.
- Most of the Amazon plains are covered by tropical rainforests.
- These are mostly forested areas and largely inaccessible due to frequent flooding and dense undergrowth.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following map and answer the given questions.

1) Which is the largest river basin in Brazil?
2) In which direction does Paraguay River flow?
3) River Sao Francisco meets at which ocean?
4) Marajo Island is located near the mouth of which river?
5) Write the names of any two north flowing rivers.
6) Name the short-flowing river meeting the South Atlantic Ocean.
State whether the sentence is right or wrong, correct the wrong ones, and rewrite the sentence.
Brazil is mainly located in the Southern hemisphere.
The Amazon Basin is mainly ______.
Amazon is a large river in the world. Near its mouth ______.
Write geographical reason
As compared to Amazon, pollution in river Ganga will affect human life greatly.
Which river basin is found at west of Brazil?
Briefly explain the drainage of Brazil by three major river basins.
Give geographical reasons.
Very dense forests are found around the region of the Amazon river.
Choose the odd man out:
Tributary of river Amazon.
Give geographical reasons.
Settlements become sparse as we move towards the Amazon river basin.
