Question

Which oF the following is known as biodiversity hotspot?

Answer 1

Forest is known as bio diversity hotspot

Answer 2

A biodiversity hotspot is a region that is rich in flora and fauna especially protected to save the endemic species.

• Biodiversity hotspots are the geographical areas of the world to protect the species that are endemic and endangered due to habitat loss.
• Biodiversity hotspots have a more concentration of species than other areas.
• Most of the hotspots are dense rainforests of the world.
• By protecting these biodiversity hotspots, species extinction is reduced by 30%.
• There are 34 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Out of them, three are in India.
• The Himalayas, Western-Ghat and Sri Lanka, and the Indo-Burma region are the biodiversity hotspots of India.