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Question
Amazon basin is mainly ______.
Options
drought prone
swampy
unfavourable for human settlements
fertile
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Solution
Amazon basin is mainly unfavourable for human settlements.
Explanation:
The Amazon Basin is largely covered by dense evergreen rainforest with heavy rainfall and a hot, humid climate, which makes much of the region inaccessible and sparsely populated. Poor surface soils and difficult transport conditions also limit large-scale human settlement.
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