Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is considered a "Hotspot of biodiversity in India"?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Western Ghats.
Key Points
- A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation.
- There are 4 biodiversity hotspots in India-
- Himalaya:-
- Includes the entire Indian Himalayan region (and that falling in Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar).
- Indo-Burma:-
- Includes entire North-eastern India, except Assam and Andaman group of Islands (and Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and southern China)
- Sundalands:-
- Includes Nicobar group of Islands (and Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines).
- The Western Ghats and Sri Lanka:-
- Includes entire Western Ghats (and Sri Lanka). Hence option 2 is correct.
- The Western Ghats are a mountain range running parallel along the western coast of India starting from Gujarat and ending in Tamil Nadu covering the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Kerala.
- Himalaya:-
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