Question

India has ten biogeographic zones. Therefore, our country is
A. Rich in biodiversity
B. Poor in biodiversity
C. Moderate biodiversity
D. None of the above

Answer 1

A biogeographic zone is a region where different species of plants and animals with similar or different characteristics live together.

Complete Answer:
There are great biodiversities across India and there are ten such biogeographic zones in India. The wide variety of biodiversity has various advantages in the environment. They help to preserve and protect natural resources, nutrient storage and recycling, climatic stability and many more. There are ten such biogeographic regions in India and India rich in biodiversity such as Himalayan zone, Indian deseret zone, Trans- imalayan region, western ghats etc.

Sl.No	Biogeographical zone	Description	Location
1.	Trans-Himalayan region	This region is extremely cold and consists of bare rock and glaciers. Animals like wild goats, sheep, marble cats, snow leopards, and black necked cranes are found here.	Tibetian plateau and Ladakh mountain ranges.
2.	Himalayan region	This region consists of different kinds of forests such as tropical forest, dense forest, subtropical and alpine forest. There are more than 10,000 species of plants and animals in this region.	East, northwest, west and central himalayas.
3.	Indian desert	They consist of tropical thorn forest, sandy deserts, dry deciduous forest and mangroves in the main estuaries. Major insect species, reptiles and few species of birds are found here.	Kutch and Thar desert.
4.	Semi arid region	Kathiawar peninsula, desert region of thar and Rajasthan, Gulf of kutch and Cambay belongs to this region. They consist of tropical dry forest, thorn forest, mangroves and moisture forests. They have trees like acacia and prosopis and also have the endangered species lion of Gir.	Gujarat rajputana and Punjab plains.
5.	Western ghats	Though it covers only 5% of land in India, there are more than 4000 species of plants and animals. It has diversities of forest from evergreen to dry deciduous forest.	Wester ghats and malabar plains
6.	Deccan peninsula	It is a raised land area that covers a large area of about 43% of India’s land surface. It has a variety of forest resources, flora and fauna like wild boar, sloth bar, tiger etc.	Deccan south, chota nagpur, eastern and central highlands, central plateau.
7.	Gangetic plain	It is one of the most fertile regions of India. They have diverse plant and animal species like mammals, amphibians, reptiles etc.	Lower and upper gangetic plains.
8.	Coastal regions	They consist of mangrove vegetation. Animal species include crocodiles, dolphins, turtles, tortoises etc.	Lakshadweep, east and west coast.
9.	The North- East	This region is rich in biological resources. It is rich in evergreen, semi evergreen, deciduous monsoon forests. They include about 390 species of flora and fauna.	Northeast valley and brahmaputra hills.
10.	The Indian Islands	It has about 325 islands. There is heavy rainfall due to northwest and southwest monsoon. It has unique species of plants, animals and coral reefs.	Andaman and Nicobar

Therefore the correct answer is (A) Rich in biodiversity.

Note: The entire life on earth is dependent on biodiversity. Due to the increase in human activities a lot of resources have been destroyed which has paved the way for global warming, climatic changes, loss of habitat and imbalance in the ecosystem. It also has its impact on human health due to hazardous diseases due to various types of pollution.