Page 186 - SST Class 07

Penetrate : go into or through (something), especially with force or effort
Bromeliads : a plant of tropical and subtropical America
Indigenous : originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Human environment is the interaction between human society and natural ecosystem.
g The tropical region near the equator, between 10°N and 10°S, is known as the equatorial
region.
g The rainforest provides a lot of wood to build houses.

g Vegetation in different areas of the Amazon Basin depends on the types of landform.
g Thick bamboo groves are grown in the Brahmaputra plain and the delta is covered with
mangrove forests.
g Merino sheep is a popular species and their wool is very warm.
g A desert is an arid region characterised by extremely high or low temperatures, low rainfall,
and scarce vegetation.
g The climate of the Sahara Desert is scorching hot and parched dry.
g The people of Ladakh have over centuries learned to live in harmony with nature.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. Human society or settlements were outcomes of the invention of:
(a) wheel (b) agriculture (c) painting
2. The Amazon river flows in:

(a) North America (b) East America (c) South America
3. It is one of the world’s largest river basins, located in India
(a) The Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin (b) Amazon Basin

(c) None of these
4. These are the main crop of Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin regions.

(a) Rice paddies (b) Wheat paddies (c) Sugar
5. The climate in the velds is mild due to the influence of the :
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean (c) Atlantic Ocean
6. The rainfall in this region is as low as _____________ annually.

(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 30 cm
7. The climate of the _____________ Desert is scorching hot and parched dry.

(a) Sahara (b) Gobi (c) Kalahari

Social Science-7 186