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What is a biodiversity hotspot? Name any two found in India.
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Answer
A biodiversity hotspot is a region with an exceptionally high number of endemic species that is also under serious threat of habitat loss. The Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, and the Himalaya, are two that extend into India; the Indo-Burma region is a third.
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Explanation
Hotspots cover a very small part of the earth's surface but hold a large share of its species.
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