Q. Which of the following statements with regard to South American desert ecoregions is/are correct?
1.Monte Desert is an arid South American ecoregion lying entirely within the sovereign territory of Argentina.
2.La Guajira Desert is a coastal desert region situated in northern Colombia and parts of northwestern Venezuela.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Monte Desert lies wholly within Argentina, north of the Patagonian Desert and east of the Andes, sharing similar rain-shadow characteristics.
- Statement 2 is correct: The La Guajira Desert occupies the La Guajira Peninsula at the northernmost tip of South America, split between northern Colombia and western Venezuela along the Caribbean Sea.
