Question

Which of the following statements about global forest cover in 2020 is accurate?

1. Forests constituted approximately 31 percent of the Earth's land surface in 2020.
2. The majority of the world's forests are located in temperate climatic domains.
3. North America holds the largest portion of global forest area.
4. Subtropical regions have a larger forest cover than tropical regions.

• A. 1 മാത്രം
• B. 2
• C. 3, 4
• D. 2, 4

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1 മാത്രം

• Forests covered about 4.1 billion ha (31 per-cent) of the world's land surface in 2020. The largest part is in the tropics, followed by the boreal, temperate and subtropical climatic domains.

• More than half (54 percent) of the world's forests is in only five countries - the Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, the United States of America and China (in descending order, by area).

• Ten countries account for two-thirds of the global forest area, also including Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Peru and India (in descending order).