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Human–Environment

Interaction

Our environment is everything our surroundings mountains in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in
comprise of. And as creatures with a well- the east.
developed brain, we humans analyse our envi- The place where the river flows into another
ronment and learn from it. We further implement water body, such as a sea or an ocean, is called
from what we have learnt to optimise our envi- the river’s mouth. The Amazon is joined by
ronment. Human environment is the interaction many tributaries, and together they make the
between human society and natural ecosystem. huge area called the Amazon basin which covers
Let us learn more about tropical and subtropical parts of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia,
region. and Venezuela.
Human society or settlements were outcomes of Climate
the invention of agriculture. Rivers were a boon
The Amazon Basin stretches along the equator so
for agriculture and human settlements flourished
its climate is hot and wet all around the year;
around them. In this chapter, we will learn about
both days and nights are equally hot and humid,
life in river basins. making the skin feel sticky. It rains almost every

AMAZON BASIN day and the day temperatures are high with high
The tropical region near the equator, between humidity while night temperatures are low but
10°N and 10°S, is known as the equatorial the humidity remains high.
region. This is the region where the Amazon river Flora and Fauna
flows in South America, starting from the
Because of the heavy rains, thick forests grow
N O R T H ALTITUDE SCALE
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
A M E R I C A
(Height in metres)
S Orinoco 201 – 500
Cauca Meta O 0 – 200
N
Magdalena L N O R T H
N O R T H L A G U I A N A
P A C I F I C Guaviare
Branco O C E A N
O C E A N H I G H L A N D S P A C I F I C
Negro Amazon Equator
Putumayo A M A Z O N B A S I N
Galapagos Is. Tigre Amazon
Gulf of Guayaquil Jurua Madeira Tapajos Xingu
A N D E S
S E L V A S Parnaiba
Purus A S
M O
N G Araguaia
I Tocantins
T
A
C
Maranon U N T A I N S
Sao Francisco
L. Titicaca
BOLIVIA
PLATEAU
The Amazon Basin (South America)
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