HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTIONS
What is a river’s mouth?
The place where a river flows into another body of water is called the
river’s mouth
AMAZON BASIN (Tropical region)
Flows through the equitoral region (b/w 10 degree south – 10 degree north)
In South America
Originates from the mountains to the west and falls in the Atlantic Ocean
to the east.
Numerous tributaries join the Amazon River to form the Amazon basin
River flows from -:
1. Brazil (mainly)
2. Peru
3. Bolivia
4. Ecuador
5. Columbia
6. Venezuela
CLIMATE
Hot, wet and humid bec. it is on equator
Rains almost everyday
DAY-: Very high humidity ( skin feels sticky)
NIGHT-: Temp. goes down but humidity remains the same
RAINFORESTS
, FLORA
Heavy rains Dense roof created
Thick forest
( provide a lot of
wood for houses)
Doesn’t allow sunlight
Only shade tolerant
to pass through
vegetation can grow
Ground remains
dark and damp
ORCHIDS
BROMELIADS
FAUNA
BIRDS-:
1. Toucans
2. Humming Birds
3. Bird of paradise (famous for their coloured pulmage)
4. Oversized bills
They make loud sounds in the forest
ANIMALS-:
1. Monkeys
2. Sloths
3. Ant- eating tapirs
4. Reptiles and Snakes (Pythons, Anaconda, Boa constrictor)
5. Crocodiles
6. Pirhana fish
PEOPLE
agriculture
INTERACTIONS
What is a river’s mouth?
The place where a river flows into another body of water is called the
river’s mouth
AMAZON BASIN (Tropical region)
Flows through the equitoral region (b/w 10 degree south – 10 degree north)
In South America
Originates from the mountains to the west and falls in the Atlantic Ocean
to the east.
Numerous tributaries join the Amazon River to form the Amazon basin
River flows from -:
1. Brazil (mainly)
2. Peru
3. Bolivia
4. Ecuador
5. Columbia
6. Venezuela
CLIMATE
Hot, wet and humid bec. it is on equator
Rains almost everyday
DAY-: Very high humidity ( skin feels sticky)
NIGHT-: Temp. goes down but humidity remains the same
RAINFORESTS
, FLORA
Heavy rains Dense roof created
Thick forest
( provide a lot of
wood for houses)
Doesn’t allow sunlight
Only shade tolerant
to pass through
vegetation can grow
Ground remains
dark and damp
ORCHIDS
BROMELIADS
FAUNA
BIRDS-:
1. Toucans
2. Humming Birds
3. Bird of paradise (famous for their coloured pulmage)
4. Oversized bills
They make loud sounds in the forest
ANIMALS-:
1. Monkeys
2. Sloths
3. Ant- eating tapirs
4. Reptiles and Snakes (Pythons, Anaconda, Boa constrictor)
5. Crocodiles
6. Pirhana fish
PEOPLE
agriculture
