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1. 1.

   Look at the picture and answer the questions.

   

   1. Which part of the earth is getting direct sun rays?
   2. What is the climate of that area?
   3. Which area is hotter? The small area receiving direct rays or the large area receiving oblique rays? Give reasons.
2. 2.

   Why do you think sunlight cannot reach the forest floor in the equatorial forest region?

3. 3.

   What are the different types of agriculture practised in equatorial forests?

4. 4.

   Choose the correct answer.

   1. How many layers of trees are there in the equatorial forest?
      1. Three
      2. Four
      3. Two
      4. Five
   2. What is the lowest layer of the forests in this region known as?
      1. Forest floor
      2. Canopy
      3. Understory
      4. Emergent layer
   3. In which continent is the Amazon Basin located?
      1. South America
      2. Australia
      3. Africa
      4. Asia
   4. Which of these are found in the equatorial forests?
      1. Hummingbirds
      2. Macaws
      3. Toucans
      4. All of these
   5. Where are the Pygmies found?
      1. Sumatra
      2. Malaysia
      3. India
      4. Congo Basin
5. 5.

   Match the columns.

   A	B
   1. 4 o'clock in the afternoon	a. Introduced by Europeans
   2. Hot and wet region	b. Thunderstorms occur
   3. Shifting agriculture	c. Luxuriant growth of plants
   4. Plantation agriculture	d. Tea and coffee
   5. Plantation crops	e. Practised by Amazon Indians

    

6. 6.

   State whether true or false. Rewrite the false statements correctly.

   1. The equatorial region is found in the frigid zone.
   2. The equatorial forest region receives the direct rays of the sun.
   3. In the equatorial forest region, the trees grow and shed leaves at the same time.
   4. The tallest trees form a canopy.
   5. In plantation agriculture, crops are grown for commercial purposes.