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    Which among the following wetland(s) is/are correctly matched to their respective country(s)?

    1. Pantanal                           Brazil
    2. Llanos                               Venezuela
    3. Sudd                                 South Sudan
    4. Mesopotamia Marshes     Iraq

    1,2&4 only

    Incorrect Answer

    2,3&4 only

    Incorrect Answer

    1&3 only

    Incorrect Answer

    All of the above

    Correct Answer
    Explanation:
    • The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland located in southwestern Brazil and some part in neighboring Paraguay and Bolivia.
    • Los Llanos is vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an eco-region of the flooded grasslands and savannas biome.
    • The Sudd wetland in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile’s Bahr al-Jabal section, represents one of the largest freshwater ecosystems in the world.
    • Mesopotamia Marshes: Located in southern Iraq and partially in southwestern Iran and Kuwait, the Mesopotamia Marshes are considered to be the site of the Garden of Eden. 

    Hence option 4th is correct.


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