Paper I · 7 Sustainable Development & Environment · 7.1.3 Biodiversity and species

7.1.3.3 India as a megadiverse country: biogeographic zones

India is one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries: with 2.4% of the land it holds about 7–8% of recorded species, spread over ten biogeographic zones from the Trans-Himalaya to the islands.

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Key terms

  • megadiverse
  • like-minded megadiverse countries
  • biogeographic zones
  • realms
  • Rodgers and Panwar
  • Deccan Peninsula
  • endemism
  • Eastern Ghats

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