The Earth Summit was held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992…
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The Earth Summit was held at Rio de Janeiro in . At Johannesburg in , countries pledged a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by . (These summits are not in the NEET syllabus, but A-Level, IB and AP ask them.)
- How many years passed between the two summits?
- How many years after the Johannesburg summit was the target year?
- In which country is each of the two cities?
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
The Earth Summit was held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. At Johannesburg in 2002, 190 countries pledged to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss significantly by 2010. NCERT gives India 14 biosphere reserves, 90 national parks and 448 wildlife sanctuaries. These summits are not in the NEET syllabus.
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. (a) years.
Step 2. (b) years.
Step 3. (c) Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil. Johannesburg is in South Africa.
Answer: years; years; Brazil and South Africa.
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