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Severe Drought Conditions in the Amazon Rainforest

October 19, 2023

GS Paper III Environment and Ecology Geography

Context:

The Amazon rainforest is reeling from an intense drought. As a result, there is no water, food, or medicine in villages of Indigenous communities living in the area.

Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest is a wet broadleaf forest that takes up the majority of South America’s Amazon basin.
It flourished during the Eocene era allowing different species to evolve and survive. The vast forest plays a critical role in keeping the local and regional climate in check.
The Amazon rainforest spreads across nine countries namely Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Guyana, and French Guiana.

Amazon Rainforest

News Source: Indian Express

Prelims Question (2023)

Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?

(a) Cameroon

(b) Nigeria

(c) South Sudan

(d) Uganda

Ans: (a)

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