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Question
Rain forests of Brazil are known as ______.
Options
Mediterranean forests
Lungs of the world
World coffee pot
Roca
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Solution
Rain forests of Brazil are known as lungs of the world.
Explanation:
Rainforests of Brazil are known as the “lungs of the world”. They are dense evergreen forests (primarily the Amazon) that absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide and release oxygen, helping to regulate the global climate.
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Select the correct option and rewrite the sentence:
In areas which receive less than 500 mm of rainfall, ---------------- forests
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Brazil is called the ‘coffee pot of the world’.
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The evergreen rain forests in Brazil are rightly called in ‘Lungs of the world’.
Give geographical reasons.
The northern part of Brazil is covered by dense forests.
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Vegetation in India and vegetation in Brazil.
Write answer in one sentence-
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Answer the following in detail.
Discuss the vegetation of India in comparison to that of Brazil along with their reasons.
Observe the images shown and discuss on the basis of the following points.
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- Where have you seen these plants before?
- Name the fauna shown in the image.
- Where have you see them before?
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With reference to flora of India-
Match the columns:
| (a) | Evergreen Forests | (i) | Sundar trees |
| (b) | Deciduous Frests | (ii) | Pine |
| (c) | Coastal Forests | (iii) | Pau Brasil |
| (d) | Himalayan forests | (iv) | Khejadi |
| (e) | Thorny and bush-type vegetation | (v) | Teak |
| (vi) | Orchid | ||
| (vii) | Sal |
