HumanEnvironmentINTERACTIONS

The Tropical and the Subtropical Region

VII Std. GEOGRAPHY

LIFE IN THE AMAZON BASINTropical Region

liesvery close to the Equator:between

10 N and 10 S

Tropical Region lies

very close to the

Equator:between 10 N and

10 SThe Amazon river basin drains portions of Brazil, parts of Peru, Bolivia, Equader, Columbia and a small part of Venezuela

Waterfall - North Amazon Basin

Amazon river

IGARAPÉS (NARROW

RIVERBANK)

CLIMATEHot and wet

climate through out the year.Both day and nights are almost

equally hot and humid.

The Day temperatures are very high.

It rains almost everyday.At night temperature goes down.

Rain forests

It rains heavily,thick forests grow

Leaves and branches does not allow the

sunlight to reach the ground

Only shade tolerant vegetation grow here.

The rain forests is rich in fauna.

Birds

TOUCANS

Humming bird

Bird of Paradise

Anaconda

The Boa constrictor

People in Rainforest

While man hunt and fish along the rivers,women take care of the crops. They maily grow TAPIOCA,PINEAPPLE and SWEET POTATO. They also eat QUEEN ANTS and EGG SACS.

COFFEEMAIZECOCOA

CASH CROPS

The Staple food is MANIOC also known as CASSAVA

They practice SLASH and BURN AGRICULTURE

Some families live in THATCHED houses shaped like bee hives.

There are other large apartment like houses called “MALOCA”

AnimalsAnt eating taper

Sloth

Monkeys, Snakes, Crocodiles

Amazon river Dolphins

The piranha is an Amazon fish with a bad reputation. One species (kind) of piranha has powerful jaws and sharp teeth that can tear flesh from bones.

The largest snakes are the anaconda and the reticulated python. They both can grow as long as 33 feet (10 meters) and can weigh up to 550 pounds (250 kilograms).

Men hunt and fish along the rivers, women take care of thre crops.

They maily grow; TAPIOCA PINEAPPLE SWEET POTATO Staple food is MANIOC

People of the rain forests