Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List - I

List - II

A.

Planting Hearth

1.

Hungary

B.

Cryophyte Steppe

2.

Adolf Engler

C.

World Floral Regions

3.

C.O. Sauer

D.

Puszta Grassland

4.

Arctic Tundra

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  1. A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
  2. A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2
  3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1
  4. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

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Option 1 : A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1
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The correct answer is option 1.

Key Points

List - I List - II
A. Planting Hearth 3. C.O. Sauer
B. Cryophyte Steppe 4. Arctic Tundra
C. World Floral Regions 2. Adolf Engler
D. Puszta Grassland 1. Hungary
  • Planting Hearth - C.O. Sauer
    • Carl O. Sauer proposed the concept of agricultural hearths, referring to regions where agriculture first originated.
  • Cryophyte Steppe - Arctic Tundra
    • Cryophyte steppe refers to cold-adapted vegetation found in Arctic Tundra regions, where plant growth occurs despite freezing conditions.
  • World Floral Regions - Adolf Engler
    • Adolf Engler, a German botanist, classified global floral regions based on vegetation and phylogenetic relationships.
  • Puszta Grassland - Hungary
    • Puszta refers to the vast grasslands of Hungary, primarily in the Great Hungarian Plain.
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