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World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002 was held in
(a) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(b) Johannesburg, South Africa
(c) Dehradun, India
(d) New York, U.S.A.

A

Brazil

B

Sweden

C

Argentina

D

soth africa

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C
Hotspots are the areas that are extremely rich in species diversity, have high endemism and are under constant threat. The key criteria for determining a hotspot are number of endemic species and degree of threat which is measured in terms of habitat loss 34. hot spots had been identified globally with an approximate area of `1.4%`. Among these hot spots 2 are found in India, i.e. Western ghat and eastern himalayas. These areas are particularly rich in floral wealth and endemism not obnly in flowering plants but also in reptiles, amphibians, swallo tailed butterflies and some mammals.
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