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6. Life in the Tropical and

Subtropical Regions

Get Ready

Look at the pictures below and identify and also name these rivers. Write a short note on one of them.

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The tropical and subtropical regions of the world are Amazon Rainforest
endowed with rich biodiversity.
The Amazon forest
The Tropical region is located between the Tropic of is the largest
Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the tropical rainforest
south. The Equatorial region is limited up to 10°N and in the world. It is
10°S of the equator and the subtropical region very dense and has
extends up to about 35° in both hemispheres. the largest species
In this chapter, we will learn about the physical of flora and fauna in
environment in the Amazon Basin in South America the world with Amazon rainforest
and the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin in South Asia. The more and more
purpose is to make a comparison of lifestyles between species still being discovered. The entire Amazon
the two regions. basin is covered by these forests, which take up a huge
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