Consider the following statemetns 1 Amazon Basin is the largest rainforest on Earth it is the part o...........

Agriculture and Rural Development (Phase-I/II) Forestry

Consider the following statemetns:

1. Amazon Basin is the largest rainforest on Earth, it is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. +

2. The highest point in the watershed of the Amazon is the peak of Yerupaja. +

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 6,300,000 km²or about 35.5 percent that of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.