One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?
The correct answer is (B) (b) Congo Basin.
Explanation:
The Congo Basin is home to the world's largest tropical peatlands, along with Brazil and Indonesia. The peat swamp forest of the Congo Basin stores around 29 billion tons of carbon – approximately equivalent to three years' worth of global greenhouse gas emissions – while the Basin as a whole absorbs nearly 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Basin stretches across six countries- Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
हिंदी में प्रश्न एवं आदर्श उत्तर
निम्नलिखित क्षेत्रों में से एक में विश्व की सबसे बड़ी उपोष्णकटिबंधीय पीट-भूमि है, जो जीवाश्म ईंधन से होने वाले लगभग तीन वर्ष के वैश्विक कार्बन उत्सर्जन को धारण करता है; और जिसके संभाव्य विनाश से वैश्विक जलवायु पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ सकता है । निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा उस क्षेत्र को चिह्नित करता है ?
सही उत्तर (B) (b) Congo Basin है।
व्याख्या:
The Congo Basin is home to the world's largest tropical peatlands, along with Brazil and Indonesia. The peat swamp forest of the Congo Basin stores around 29 billion tons of carbon – approximately equivalent to three years' worth of global greenhouse gas emissions – while the Basin as a whole absorbs nearly 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. The Basin stretches across six countries- Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.