Question

The biodiversity hotspot of “Succulent Karoo” is situated in -

1. Pacific Ocean
2. Asia
3. Central America
4. Africa

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Africa

The correct answer is Africa.

• The biodiversity hotspot of “Succulent Karoo” is situated in Africa.

• The Succulent Karoo Biodiversity Hotspot has the richest succulent flora on Earth.
  • Reptiles in the region also show relatively high levels of endemism.
  • It has the highest diversity of succulent plants and the most species-rich semi-desert.
  • The Succulent Karoo is one of only two arid zones to have been declared a biodiversity hotspot as 40% of the plant species found here occur nowhere else on the planet.
  • Only 7.8% of the Succulent Karoo is protected.