CSE 2013

23 December 2022 07:21 PM

Abyssinian Plateau is situated in Ethiopia (Africa).

Atlas Mountainsseparates the Sahara Desert from the
Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean Algeria, Morocco
and Tunisia
Guiana highlandsSouth America
north of the Amazon and south of the Orinoco River
Kalahari Basin/ Okavango Basin or the Makgadikgadi
basin,Botswana low gradient alluvial fan or 'Inland Delta
Badami rock cut architecture-complex of four Hindu cave temples Barabar Caves 3rd C BC are the oldest surviving rock-cut
in kar Chalukya architecture 6th C caves in India Maurya period. of Ashoka ascetics from the
Ellora caves -different faiths Ajivika sect, founded by Makkhali Gosala.
rDNA tech-genes can be tranferred
Diff species of plants
Animals to plats
Microbes to higher org
Hieun Tsang
Trademen -duties at barriers
Star tortoise-native to Ind,pak,SL.Vu,App I-dry areas and scrub
forest
monitor lizard-
africa,asia(ind,china,thai,malaysia),oceania,amer(invasive)-most
teresstrial but arboreal
pygmy hog- rarest ,smallest of pig

Endemic to NE India,EN app I.alluvial grasslands in the foothills of

the Himalayas
Today, the only known population of pygmy hogs resides in Manas
National Park in Assam, India
important ecological roles within their ecosystems, since by using
their snouts to dig for food, they not only spread seeds from plants,
but they also enhance the quality of the soil.
Spider monkey

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Central and South America
All spider monkey species are listed as Vulnerable,
Endangered, or Critically Endangered
Pollutants in drinking water
Arsenic,fluoride ,Uranium,nitrate
Sea cow-Duogongs gestation period lasts 12 to 14 monthsgive Komandor Islands in the Bering Sea.
birth in shallow waters , very large aquatic mammal

Sea horse

Tiny fishes tropical and temperate coastal waters1 to 5 years

female seahorse lays dozens, sometimes hundreds, of eggs in a
pouch on the male seahorse’s abdomenAfter seahorse moms make
their eggs, they pass them over to the males to carry until the young
are released

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