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Geography ch 6 - Population — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesGeography ch 6 - Population3 Marks
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The density of population is sparse in the Amazon Basin.
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Answer

  • The interior part of the Amazon Basin has a very unfavourable hot and humid climate.
  • It receives heavy rainfall of nearly 2000 mm and has dense inaccessible forests.
  • Transportation, agricultute and industries are not well developed here.
  • All these factors are barriers to the development of human settlements.
  • So, the density of population is sparse in the Amazon Basin.

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