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Observe the given map and answer the questions given below it (any four) :[Map: ‘Brazil – Forest and Wildlife’ showing the Amazon river basin in the north, the Paraguay and Parana rivers in the south-west, the Sao Francisco river in the east and the…

Q.4 (B) Observe the given map and answer the questions given below it (any four) :
[Map: ‘Brazil – Forest and Wildlife’ showing the Amazon river basin in the north, the Paraguay and Parana rivers in the south-west, the Sao Francisco river in the east and the Caatinga region in the north-east. The legend shows Equatorial Forests (dark green), Tropical Grasslands, Swampy Lands in the Pantanal, Hot Deciduous Forests, Thorny Shrubs in the Caatinga and Temperate Grasslands in the far south. The North Atlantic Ocean is labelled to the north-east and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east.]
(i) What does the map show ?
(ii) Name the temperate grassland to the South of Brazil.
(iii) In which forest type is the Amazon river basin located ?
(iv) Name the river that flows through Caatinga.
(v) Name the Island located in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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(i) The map shows the forest and wildlife regions of Brazil — the types of natural vegetation found in different parts of the country.

(ii) The temperate grasslands, called the Pampas, lie to the south of Brazil (in Rio Grande do Sul and beyond, in Argentina and Uruguay).

(iii) The Amazon river basin lies in the equatorial evergreen rainforest (Selvas), the largest rainforest of the world.

(iv) The Sao Francisco river flows through the Caatinga region of north-eastern Brazil.

(v) Marajo Island, at the mouth of the Amazon, lies in the North Atlantic Ocean; the map labels the North Atlantic Ocean to the north-east of Brazil.

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