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Why the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is thickly populated and Amazon basin is not?

i. The soil of Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin is very fertile and suitable for cultivation of crops.


ii. Agriculture is the major reason for the dense population of Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin which is a source of livelihood.


iii. Amazon basin has thick and wild forests which make them unsuitable for living.


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