Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below: 1. The dense scrub vegetation (Maquis) consisting of hardy evergreen shrubs and small trees is the characteristic of coastal region of the mediterranean region. 2. A large treeless plain in South America is known as Pampas. 3. A large area of flat unforested grassland in South East Europe and Siberia is known as Steppe. 4. In North America, a large open area of grassland is known as Prairies

• A. 1 and 2 are correct      
• B. 1 and 3 are correct
• C. 2 and 3 are correct       
• D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct