Question 45
HardOriginal questionParts of how many of the world's recognised biodiversity hotspots lie within India?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
India contains parts of four recognised biodiversity hotspots.
They are the Himalaya, the Western Ghats, the Indo-Burma region and Sundaland, which reaches India through the Nicobar Islands.
To count as a hotspot a region must be exceptionally rich in endemic species and have lost most of its original habitat.
Worth noting
Both conditions matter: richness alone is not enough, and neither is loss alone.
- Concept
- India's biodiversity hotspots
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