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#Mapping #ECUADOR ⭕The port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador (a route for cocaine trafficking from neighbouring Colombia to the US & Europe) is grappling with a devastating battle for control among criminal gangs, leaving the country broken. ⭕The violence has escalated dramatically in recent years, mak- ing Ecuador the fourth most violent country in Latin Amer- ica, surpassed only by Venezuela, Honduras, and Colombia. ⭕Ecuador is on South America’s west coast. Its diverse land- scape encompasses the Amazon jungle, Andean highlands and the wildlife-rich Galápagos Islands. ⭕ Ecuador’s role in the drug trade dates back to the 1980s, when it was a transit route for Peruvian coca base trafficked into Colombia.

#Mapping #KAAS PLATEAU (MAHARASTRA) 📍A recent study conducted by the Agharkar Research Institute in Pune, Maharashtra, has revealed significant climate and environmental changes on the Kaas Plateau. ⭕The Kaas Plateau, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site (2012), is renowned for its seasonal flowers that form a vibrant carpet during August and September. ⭕ The Kas Plateau is a plateau situated 25 kilometres west of Satara city in Maharashtra, India. ⭕It falls under the Sahyadri Sub-Cluster of the Western Ghats.

#Mapping #FRANCE France’s decision to supply Ukraine with SCALP missiles as part of the ongoing counter-offensive against Russian forces has sparked anger from Russia. 📌The SCALP missile, also known as Storm Shadow, is a long-range, conventionally armed missile designed to neutralize high-value targets and can strike deep inside Russian territory. 📌France consists of a terrain that is mostly flat plains or gen- tly rolling hills in the north and west and mountainous in the south (including the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) and the east (the highest points being in the Alps). 📌France (a NATO member) is helping Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.

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Solution: a) Iran is the new member of the SCO Prior to Iran’s joining, the SCO consisted of eight mem- ber countries: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and the four Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The grouping came into existence in Shanghai in 2001 with six members, minus India and Pakistan. Its prima- ry objective was to enhance regional cooperation for ef- forts to curb terrorism, separatism, and extremism in the Central Asian region. Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia enjoy Observer status in the SCO, while six other countries — Azerbai- jan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka — have Dialogue Partner status.

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Which of the following countries are the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)? 1. Uzbekistan 2. Kazakhstan 3. Iraq 4. Russia 5. Bangladesh 6. Turkmenistan How many of the above options are correct?