Assertion: Columbia located near the equator has nearly 1,400 species of birds while New York at 41 o N has 105 species and Greenland at 71 o N only 56 species.
Reason: In general, species diversity decreases as we move away from the equator towards the poles .
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Assertion: True ,Regions near the equator like Colombia have very high species diversity (e.g., birds), while higher latitudes like New York and Greenland have fewer species.
Reason: True ,Species diversity decreases from equator to poles.
Explanation The reason correctly explains the assertion because latitude directly affects biodiversity.
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