Q7 Consider the following statements:
i) Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
ii) India has four bio-diversity hotspots i.e. Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q7 Consider the following statements:
i) Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
ii) India has four bio-diversity hotspots i.e. Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
The correct option is D d) None of the above
7 Ans.D
Explanation: A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.
To qualify as a hot spot, a region must meet two strict criteria:
Species endemism: the region must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5% of the world’s total) as endemics, and
Degree of threat: the region has to have lost at least 70% of its original habitat.
India has 3 biodiversity hotspots, they are
1. Eastern Himalayas
2. Western ghats
3. Gulf of Mannar
7 Ans.D
Explanation: A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.
To qualify as a hot spot, a region must meet two strict criteria:
Species endemism: the region must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants (> 0.5% of the world’s total) as endemics, and
Degree of threat: the region has to have lost at least 70% of its original habitat.
India has 3 biodiversity hotspots, they are
1. Eastern Himalayas
2. Western ghats
3. Gulf of Mannar
