Question

Which is referred to as ‘Lungs of the Planet Earth’?
(a)Western Ghats
(b)Lake Victoria
(c)Greenland
(d)Amazon rainforest
(e)Himalayas

Answer 1

Hint: The majority of this place is in Brazil with 60%, followed by Peru with 13%, followed by Colombia with 10%, and with minor places like in Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Complete answer:
The Amazon rainforest in South America is the widest and most varied tropical rainforest on Earth. It is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. This basin is a total of 2,700,000 sq mi and 2,100,000 sq mi of which is covered by the greenery thus it is called the lungs of Earth. The rainforest grows in the tropical basin of the Amazon River. Trees using photosynthesis release out oxygen and take in carbon dioxide and thus Amazon rain forests help keep the atmosphere's carbon levels in check. It's estimated to produce the oxygen between 6% and 20% in Earth's atmosphere. From animals like a jaguar to birds like macaws to centipedes, Amazon is home to more than half the world's species of animals. Approximately 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 430 mammals, and 2.5 million different insects can be found in the Amazon forests. It has a variety of trees, shrubs, and plants helpful for the animals living in the forest. Amazon is also home to around 400-500 indigenous Amerindian tribes.
So, the correct answer is ‘Amazon rainforest’.

Note: Amazon recently has deforestation primarily due to infrastructure projects, logging, mining, and farming. Most of this is not even legal. In 2019 the Amazon was on fire and the main causes are slash and burn for the forest to be used for agriculture, effects of climate change, and global warming due to longer dry seasons with temperatures above average.