Hypotheses Explaining Latitudinal Gradient of Biodiversity
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Question
Which one is referred as lungs of planet earth?
A
Western ghats
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B
Lake victoria
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C
Greenland
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D
Amazon rain forest
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Himalaya
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Solution
The correct option is D Amazon rain forest The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It grows in the tropical basin of the Amazon River. It covers much of northwestern Brazil and extends into Colombia, Peru, and other South American countries. It is famous for its extreme biodiversity and is also called 'Lungs of planet Earth' due to the enormous amount of oxygen provided by the trees.