Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ArtsGeographyBiosphere3 Marks
Question
Explain briefly about biodiversity.
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Answer
Every animal and plant on earth is very different from any other animal or plant.
The earth is home to an unimaginable variety of species, sizes, shapes and colors of animals, human beings, plants and micro-organisms.
Its number and life cycle have a special kind of balance in the ecosystem.
The diversity found in organisms is called biodiversity.
The term "biodiversity" refers to the diversity in the living forms of flora and fauna.
India is one of the $12$ countries in the world that is considered to be the most diverse god in terms of biodiversity.
The following are the $10$ biogeographic zones identified in India.
$(1)$ Trench Himalayas $(2)$ Himalayas $(3)$ Indian Desert $(4)$ Semi-arid region $(5)$ Western Ghats $(6)$ Southern Peninsula $(7)$ Gangetic plains $(8)$ North East India $(9)$ Islands $(10)$ Coastal regions .
Out of the above $10$ types of biogeographic regions, four geographical regions are desert region, semi-arid region, western ghat region, coastal region located in Gujarat.
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