Which of the following regions of our country
are known for their rich biodiversity ?
(a) Western ghats and eastern himalayas
(b) Western ghats and deccan plateau
(c) Eastern himalayas and gangetic plane
(d) Trans himalayas and deccan peninsula
Answers
Answer:
a.western ghats and eastern Himalayas
Western ghat and eastern Himalaya are known for rich biodiversity of our country
Explanation:
A biodiversity hotpot is a geographical region that contain high biological diversity and is threatened with destruction.
There are total 36 biodiversity hot spots that contain 1,500 species of vascular plant along with birds, mammals,reptiles and amphibians.
There are total 5 biodiversity hotspots in India that are Eastern Himalaya, Western ghat,Indo-Burma,Sundaland and Sunderban.
Western ghat is covers 140,000 sq.km that contain Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat etc and contain 7,402 species of flowering plant,1,814 species of non flowering plant,139 mammal and 508 bird species.
Eastern Himalaya is located in the north east India that contain Northeast India, Bhutan,Tibet and extends up to Yunnan in China is a rich biodiversity hotspot in India.