Tungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the following countries ?
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Answer: A. Tungurahua is an active volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes. In April 2025 UNESCO designated the Tungurahua Volcano Geopark in Ecuador as a UNESCO Global Geopark, along with Napo Sumaco.
Watch for: All four are Andean countries, so students guess if they have not followed the 2025 news.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the volcano is in Ecuador, not Peru.
- C. Wrong because the volcano is in Ecuador, not Bolivia.
- D. Wrong because the volcano is in Ecuador, not Colombia.
Source to check: UNESCO press release on 16 new UNESCO Global Geoparks (April 2025), unesco.org
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