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UPSC Prelims 1983 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
Tropical rain forests appear in which of the following regions?
- (a) South America, South Africa and Central Europe
- (b) Central America, parts of Australia, Guinea Coast
- (c) Congo basin, Central America, Southeast Asia
- (d) North and South of the Congo basin
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (c) Congo basin, Central America, Southeast Asia
The Congo basin, Central America and South-East Asia hold tropical rainforest.
Why the others are wrong
(a) South Africa and Central Europe have no rainforest.
(b) Most of Australia is dry.
(d) The belts north and south of the Congo basin are savanna.
The trap
The Congo basin itself is rainforest; its surroundings are savanna.
🔒 Rainforest: Amazon, Congo, SE Asia, Central America.
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