Correct option is A
The correct option to fill in the blank is (a) The; the.
Explanation:
'The' is used before the names of unique geographical features like 'Amazon rainforest'. Similarly, 'the' is used before 'world' because there is only one world (unique object).
Example: The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Information Booster:
Definite article 'the' is mandatory before superlative adjectives (the largest) and unique entities (the sun, the moon, the world).
So the correct answer is (a)