Life In The Ganga Brahmaputra Basin Video Lecture - Crash Course: Class 9

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Ganga Brahmaputra basin
remember the different biomes on the
earth
the area from the Tropic of Cancer that
is 23 and a half degrees north to the
Tropic of Capricorn that is 23 and a
half degrees south is called the
tropical region between the tropics and
the polar circles is the temperate
region
the area between the Tropic of Cancer
and the Tropic of Capricorn till the
temperate region is known as the
subtropical region
some part of North India also lies in
the subtropical zone
the subtropical region in India consists
of the Ganga Brahmaputra basin
the tributaries of the rivers Ganga and
Brahmaputra together form the Ganga
Brahmaputra basin in India the
tributaries of the river Ganga like the
ghagra soul the Trimble the cozy drain
in the basin
the tributaries of the river Brahmaputra
like the low hit the Manas the Teesta
also drain in the basin
the plains of the ganga Brahmaputra and
the mountains and foothills of the
himalayas are the main features of this
basin the famous Sundarbans Delta is
also a part of this Basin a lot of oxbow
lakes are found in this basin
think and discuss named the states in
which the Ganga Brahmaputra basin lies
name the main features of the Ganga
Brahmaputra basin
the basin has both plains and mountains
the mountains are inhospitable areas and
hence the population is low here the
plains are suitable for human habitation
and hence the population is high in this
area
the plane area of this Basin has fertile
soil that is why agriculture is the main
occupation of the people living here the
main crop is paddy crops like wheat
maize sorghum
are grown here cash crops like sugarcane
and shoot are also grown here
in the mountains and hills where the
slopes are gentle crops are grown on
terraces
crops are grown on a flat terrace like
surface on steep slopes this is known as
Terrace farming
tropical deciduous trees like teak sol
and people grow here
take bamboo grooves are common in
Brahmaputra plane
there is a variety of wildlife in this
Basin there are many animals like the
elephants tigers deer and monkeys
the Kaziranga National Park in the
Brahmaputra plain is famous for the
one-horned rhinoceros
crocodiles and alligators are found in
the Delta area
a lot of varieties of fish like raghu
Cutler and hilsa are found in fresh
river water and lakes fish and rice is
the staple diet of the people living in
the area
seeing and discuss what is Telus farming
many big cities in India are located on
the Ganga Brahmaputra plain the cities
of Allahabad Kanpur Varanasi Lucknow
Patna and Kolkata are located along the
river Ganga the population is above 10
lakhs in all these cities
a lot of wastewater from these towns and
industries is discharged into the rivers
this leads to the pollution of the
rivers
a variety of dolphin known as the Susu
or the blind dolphin is found in the
fresh waters of the rivers Ganga and
Brahmaputra
the presence of this dolphin indicates
that the river water is very clean and
healthy but due to high amount of
industrial discharge in these rivers the
population of the blind dolphins is
decreasing
in 2007 the Ganga was ranked as the
fifth most polluted river of the world
it is a very sad thing that one of the
most sacred and pure rivers in India is
now no more the same
the transport in the Ganga Brahmaputra
Basin is well developed in fact the
thickest railway network in India is
found here
both the rivers are very wide and hence
waterways is an effective mode of
transport along the rivers
a lot of things are transported from one
place to another using waterways
the national waterway one or Ganga
bhagirathi who green river system runs
from Haldia to Allahabad across the
Ganges poverty and hoobae river systems
the total length of this waterway is
1620 kilometers it passes through
important cities like Patna Kolkata
Varanasi and is used to transport heavy
industrial goods
many places in the ganga Brahmaputra
basin are famous amongst tourists the
Taj Mahal on the banks of river Yamuna
is one of the seven wonders of the world
the Buddhists stupas in Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar are worth a visit
imambara a holy and beautiful mosque in
Lucknow is visited by many tourists
every year
think and discuss why is the population
of blind dolphins decreasing
name any two tourist places in the Ganga
Brahmaputra basin
which important cities lie on the
National waterway one