Geography
What are the differences in the livelihoods of native Americans of the Amazon Basin and that of the Lumberjacks of the Canadian forests?
Answer
| Aspect | Native Americans (Amazon Basin) | Lumberjacks (Canadian Forests) |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Mainly engaged in Shifting Cultivation, hunting and food gathering. | Lumberjacks practice lumbering, i.e. cutting, processing or exporting wood from trees. |
| Lifestyle | Lead a forest-based life, depend on the forest for food, clothing, shelter and medicines. | Lead a commercial and industrial lifestyle, working for companies that extract forest resources. |
| Tools and Techniques | Primitive equipments like bows, arrows, spears and traps | Earlier equipments used- chainsaws, feller-bunchers and so on. Nowadays, modern logging equipment is used. |
| Purpose | Livelihood is based on self-sufficiency and survival. | Livelihood is based on earning wages and export-oriented timber trade. |
| Environmental Impact | Depletion of the rainforest due to Shifting agriculture. | Logging leads to deforestation and ecological imbalance. |
Related Questions
Shifting cultivation is practised in the rainforest. About a hectare of land is cleared often by the slash-and-burn method. However, few larger trees are sometimes left to stand to protect crops from intense heat and rain. Trees providing food such as kola nuts and bananas are also left in place. The felled trees are then burnt and their ashes are mixed in the soil as nutrients. Crops such as yams, manioc, beans, tobacco, cocoa and pumpkins are planted. After a few years, as the production decreases, the cultivators abandon the land and make a fresh clearing in the forest.
- Which occupation is being discussed in the passage. Also mention a second name of this occupation.
- What is the usual practice of making the soil nutrient-rich?
- Name the crops that are grown there.
- Why do you think this practice contributes to environmental degradation?
What similarities do you observe between the forests of Canada and the rainforests of Brazil?
Look at these twin-picture sets and answer the following questions:
- Where are these creatures found?
- Give the location of the islands where these creatures are found.
- Research and write one particular feature of these animals.
Picture 1
- Identify the landform.
- Where is it located?
- Research and name a few of the diverse wildlife found here.
Picture 2
- What is notable about this mountain?
- To which mountain range does the peak belong to?
- What led to the formation of this long mountain range?