Q. Identify the region on the basis of the following:

1. It is the largest river basin in the world.
2. It is characterized by hot and wet climate throughout the year.
3. Both day and night are almost equally hot and humid.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Amazon River Basin
Notes: The Amazon Basin is the largest river basin in the world. Amazon Basin stretches directly on the Equator and is characterized by hot and wet climate throughout the year. Both day and night are almost equally hot and humid. The skin feels sticky. It rains almost everyday, that too without much warning. The day temperatures are high with very high humidity. At night the temperature goes down but the humidity remains high.