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Grade VII: Social Science: Term 2 Revision (Geography)

Ch 8: Life in the Tropical and Sub Tropical Regions (Ans-key)

Multiple choice questions
(a) Southern tributary of the Ganga-
(a) Kaveri (b) Son (C) Brahmaputra (d) Beas

(b) Slash and burn is known in Venezuela as-

(a) Jhuming (b) Roka (c) Masole (d) Konuko

Fill in the blanks

(a) A primitive method of cultivation in tropical rainforests is called slash and burn.
(b) Subsistence agriculture is practised in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
Answer in one word
(a) Suitable or safe for eating - Edible
(b) The largest tropical rainforest in the world – The Amazon forest
Sate whether the following statements are True or False. If False, rewrite the
correct statement.
(a) Coffee is the important cash crop of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
Ans. False. Sugarcane is the important cash crop of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
(b) Copper is an invaluable mineral mined in the Amazon basin.
Ans. Copper is a valuable mineral mined in the Amazon basin.
Answer the following questions in short.
(a) Name the agro-based industries of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
Ans. Textile industry, jute industry, food processing industry, etc., are some of the agro-
based industries of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
(b) Write one difference between cash crops and food crops
Ans. Cash crops are cultivated for commercial purposes whereas food crops are grown
for consumption.
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions following.
The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin, unlike the Amazon river basin, mostly has fertile
agricultural land and is home to one of the densest populations in the world. It
stretches from west to east covering almost the entire northern plains of India. This
basin is drained by the Ganga river and its tributaries.
(a) Name the tributaries of the Ganga river.
Ans. Yamuna, Gandak, Ghaghara, Gomti, Kosi, Betwa, Son
(b) Mention the cash crops grown here.
Ans. Sugarcane, cotton, jute and tea.

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 Answer the following questions in detail.
(a) Discuss the life of the people in the Amazon rainforests.
Ans. People in the Amazon rainforests live in one part of the forest for some time
where they hunt and grow basic crops. They move on to another site to give the
soil a chance to recover. Sometimes people burn a patch of forested land to clear
the area to grow crops for themselves and their families. After the fertility of the
land is exhausted they move on further to clear another patch of land for
cultivation.
This primitive method of cultivation is called ‘slash and burn’. People in the
Amazon area grow crops such as tapioca, sweet potato, pineapple and bananas
using primitive methods. Large areas of forest land have been replaced by crop
plantations for commercial purposes. Plantation crops grown here include
rubber, coffee, cocoa and nuts.
(b) Write a note on life in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.
Ans. Most of the population in the Ganga–Brahmaputra Basin is engaged in agriculture
due to availability of enough water from the perennial rivers which are fed by the
melting snow of the Himalayas. These rivers also deposit fertile alluvial soil on the
river banks. This soil is ideal for crop cultivation. Irrigation facilities have made
agricultural activities more widespread in this basin. The tropical monsoon climate
is well suited for growing a variety of food crops in this basin such as rice, wheat,
maize, sorghum, pulses, oilseeds, etc. Cash crops grown here include sugar cane,
cotton, jute and tea. More than 70 per cent of the people living here are engaged
in agricultural activities directly or indirectly.

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