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Where does the Amazon basin collect its headwaters?
Where does the Amazon basin collect its headwaters?
- Eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru (correct)
- Northern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru
- Southern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru
- Western slopes of the Andes Mountains in Peru
What is the width of the Amazon channel at its mouth?
What is the width of the Amazon channel at its mouth?
- 200 km
- 100 km
- 250 km
- 150 km (correct)
What is the discharge rate of the Amazon River?
What is the discharge rate of the Amazon River?
- 1 lakh m3/s
- 1.5 lakh m3/s
- 2.5 lakh m3/s
- 2 lakh m3/s (correct)
Which characteristic feature is largely absent in the mouth region of the Amazon?
Which characteristic feature is largely absent in the mouth region of the Amazon?
What geological formation is found along the mouth of the Amazon beyond the coastline?
What geological formation is found along the mouth of the Amazon beyond the coastline?
Why are sediments not deposited even at the mouth of the Amazon River?
Why are sediments not deposited even at the mouth of the Amazon River?
What has developed along the mouth of the Amazon instead of a dense network of distributaries?
What has developed along the mouth of the Amazon instead of a dense network of distributaries?
Which mountain range contributes to the headwaters of the Amazon River?
Which mountain range contributes to the headwaters of the Amazon River?
Which characteristic of river mouth areas is largely absent in the mouth region of the Amazon River?
Which characteristic of river mouth areas is largely absent in the mouth region of the Amazon River?
What causes the absence of a dense network of distributaries at the mouth of the Amazon River?
What causes the absence of a dense network of distributaries at the mouth of the Amazon River?
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Learn about the Amazon River's origin, discharge, and sedimentation process in the Amazon Basin.
