Question

why some area of the Earth is also called Mega biodiversity centre

Answer 1

Extreme biodiversity dominates some places on the surface of the earth.

These places lie around the earth’s equator which is known as the tropics.

The reasons that ensure mega biodiversity at these places include ample rainfall, temperature, altitude and the soil texture.

The suitable ecosystem also helps sustain the flora and fauna in such places.

Answer 2

The warm and humid tropical regions of earth lying between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are having a lot of diversity of organisms. These areas are known as Mega diversity centres aur megadiversity areas.

The 12 Megadiversity centres :

Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Mexico
Zaire
Madagascar
Australia
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
India .