GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER-8 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS ........By Ankit Boora Vii

S.S.T MATERIAL

SMALL ANSWERS TYPE QUESTION


Q.1 What is river mouth?
Ans.1 The place where a river flows into another body of water is
known as river's mouth .
Q.2 What are tributaries ?
Ans.2 Tributaries are small rivers which join another main rivers .
Q.3 Write another name for river basin.
Ans.3 Catchment area.
Q.4 Describe the climate of Amazon basin ?
Ans.4 Climate of amazon basin is hot and wet .
Q.5 What are Bromeliads ?
Ans.5 These are special water plants that store water in their leaves .
Q.6 Define
(a) PIRHANA FISH - It is found in the amazon basin .It is flesh eating fish .
(b) MALACA - A steepy slanting roof and it is in thased house shaped
like beehives .
Q.9 What is the population density of following states-
(a) Uttaranchal .
(b) West Bengal -
(c) Bihar
ans (a) 159 per km sq .
ans (b) 904 per km sq .
ans (c) 880 per sq km.
Q.10 Explain the climate of brahmaputra basin?
Ans.10 Basin is dominated by monsoon climate and it rains from mid
june to mid september summers are hot and winters are cold .


HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
TROPICAL AND SUB TROPICAL REGION By Alok Yadav

ANSWER IN ONE WORD-
Q.1 Which is the largest river in the world?
Ans. Amazon Basin.
Q.2 Which plants store water in their leaves?
Ans. Bromeliads.
Q.3 What is the staple food of Rain forests?
Ans. Manioc(Cassava).
Q.4 Amazon -Basin is located in which region?
Ans. Equatorial region.
Q.5 Name one parasite plant that grows in rain forests?
Ans. Orchid.
Q.6 Ganga- Brahmaputra basin is located in which region?
Ans. Sub-Tropical region.
Q.7 The Trans Amazon Highway was made in which year?
Ans. 1970.
Q.8 Rain Forests are rich in which mineral?
Ans. Fauna.
Q.9 What is the staple food of Ganga- Brahmaputra?
Ans. Fish and Rice.
Q.10 What is the other name of Blind Dolphin?
Ans. Susu.

QUES./ANS.

Q.1 What is population density?
Ans. POPULATION DENSITY means the number of persons that live in one square kilometer of area.

Q.2 Name the Tributaries of river Ganga.
Ans. Tributaries of river Ganga are Ghaghra,Son,Chambal,Gandak and Kosi.

Q.3 Why are the plains of the Ganga- Brahmaputra basin densely populated?
Ans. The plains of the Ganga- Brahmaputra Basin are densely populated because-
1 The plains provide suitable land for human habitation.
2 The soil is fertile and good for growing crops.
3 Agriculture is the main occupation of the people who live in plain areas.