NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Social Science (Geography) Chapter 6 Human Environment Interactions The Tropical and the Subtropical Region

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Class : 7th
Subject : Geography
Chapter : 8
Chapter Name : Human Environment Interactions The Tropical and the Subtropical
Region

Q1 River Brahmaputra is known by different names in different places. Find the other
names of the river.

Answer. DIY

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Q1 Answer the following questions.
(i) Name the continent in which the Amazon Basin is located.
(ii) What are the crops grown by the people of the Amazon Basin.
(iii) Name the birds that you are likely to �nd in the rainforests of the Amazon.
(iv) What are the major cities located on the River Ganga.
(v) Where is the one-horned rhinoceros found?

Answer. (i) South America.
(ii) The people of the Amazon Basin grow tapioca, pineapple and sweet potato. Cash
crops such as coffee, maize and cocoa are also grown.
(iii) Name the birds that you are likely to �nd in the rain forests of the Amazon.
(iv) The major cities located on the river Ganga are Allahabad, Kanpur, Varanasi,
Lucknow, Patna and Kolkata Copy�sh
(v) The one-horned rhinoceros is found in the Brahmaputra plain.

Q2 Tick the correct answer.
(i) Toucans are a type of
(a) birds (b) animals (c) crops

(ii) Manioc is the staple food of
(a) Ganga Basin (b) Africa (c) Amazon

(iii) Kolkata is located on the river
(a) Orange (b) Hooghly (c) Bhagirathi

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(iv) Deodars and �rs are a type of
(a) Coniferous trees (b) Deciduous trees (c) shrubs

(v) Bengal tiger is found in
(a) mountains (b) delta area (c) Amazon

Answer. (i)-(a), (ii)—(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)—(a), (v)—(b).

Q3 Match the following.
(i) Cotton textile (a) Assam
(ii) Maloca (b) Terrace farming
(iii) Piranha (c) Sericulture
(iv) Silk worm (d) Slanting roof
(v) Kaziranga (e) Ganga plain
(f) Varanasi
(g) Fish

Answer. (i) - (f), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (g), (iv) - (c),(v) - (a)

Q4 Give reasons.
(i) The rainforests are depleting.
(ii) Paddy is grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains.

Answer. (i) The rainforests are depleting because of the developmental activities that are
going on at fast speed. The biologically diverse rainforests are being destroyed day by
day. It is estimated that a large area of the rainforest has been disappearing annually in
the Amazon basin. As a result the topsoil is washed away when the rains fall and the lush
green forest turns into a barren landscape.
(ii)The cultivation of paddy requires suf�cient water. The Ganga-brahmaputra plains
ful�l this condition because they receive high rainfall.

Q5 Map skills.
(i) On an outline map of the Indian Subcontinent, draw the rivers Ganga and
Brahmaputra from the source to the mouth. Also show the important tributaries of both

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the rivers.
(ii) On the political map of South America, draw the equator. Mark the countries through
which the equator passes.

Answer.

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Q6 For fun. Make a collage to show places of attractions in India. You can divide the class
in different groups to show attractions based on mountain landscapes, coastal beaches,
wildlife sanctuaries and places of historical importance.

Answer. DIY

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