Question

Which of the following statements about Madagascar is true?

A. the flora and fauna are similar to that of its neighbors, Kenya and Tanzania

B. the lush forests have avoided deforestation like the rest of Africa due to the remote location

C. it connected to the mainland of Africa with a land bridge

D. tectonic plates shifting caused the land to break off from Africa and drift away from the mainland

E. lemurs have experienced little loss to their habitat due to strict regulation of forestry practices

Answer 1

The answer is D. tectonic plates shifting caused the land to break off from Africa and drift away from the mainland

Once madagascar was attached to Africa once and due to tectonic movement slowly drifted away.

There is deforestation problem in madagascar and it is not connected to Africa mainland with a land bridge.