Where is the Amazon River basin located?

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The Amazon basin lies in South America between the Guiana Highlands to the north and the Brazilian Highlands to the south. The Amazon basin covers nearly 7 million square kilometres of area and nearly half of Brazil, with parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia and Venezuela.

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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 find 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?

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