To Address the Problem of Preserving Biodiversity, Biologist Norman Myers

To address the problem of preserving biodiversity, biologist Norman Myers and colleagues have identified various "hot spots" around the world. What exactly is a hot spot?

A) geographic areas that are warm year-round and never experience freezing temperatures
B) geographic regions where endangered species and humans connect with one another regularly on a regular basis
C) world areas with significantly higher extinction rates than the background extinction
D) global areas where the climate and geological events resulted in large numbers of species