What is the Afrotropic?
Q: What is the Afrotropic?
A: The Afrotropic is one of the Earth's eight ecozones, which was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone.
Q: Where is the Afrotropic located?
A: The Afrotropic includes Africa south of the Sahara, the southern and eastern parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran, extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean.
Q: When did Gondwana start to break up?
A: Gondwana started to break up 150 million years ago.
Q: Is Gondwana related to the Afrotropic?
A: Yes, almost all this land was part of ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana.
Q: What countries are included in this zone?
A: This zone includes Africa south of the Sahara, the southern and eastern parts of Arabia Peninsula, Madagascar, Southern Iran, extreme southwestern Pakistan and islands in Western Indian Ocean.
Q: How many ecozones are there on Earth?
A: There are eight ecozones on Earth.
