CaseStudyDeserts: Thar Desert

Question 1

Where is the Thar Desert located?

Answer 1

It stretches across the north-west of India and into Pakistan. The area covers an area of 200,000km2. It is one of the major hot deserts in the world along with it being the most densely populated.

Question 2

Name some challenges in the Thar Desert?

Answer 2

• water shortages for people plants and animals
• jobs are not well paid
• not may water supplies and the demand for water is increasing with farming and industry
• limited road network as the high temperatures can melt the tarmac and winds can blow sand on the roads

Question 3

Name some opportunities in the Thar Desert?

Answer 3

• booming tourist industry meaning accommodations and food places benefit
• valuable reserves of minerals which can be used and exported around India and the world
• the thar desert is a rich energy source for coal, oil, wind, cotton and solar

Question 4

Explain how the Thar Desert is sustainable?

Answer 4

YES
-high minerals helps the economy
NO
-water shortages is not good for the future
-poor infrastructure
-infertile soil

Question 5

What are some effects of desertification

Answer 5

• loss of vegetation can cause soil erosion
• loss of vegetation can cause damage to animals habitats
• leeching
• loss of species affects the availability of medicines
• lack of food and water
• people have to migrate away from desertified areas and end up in shanty towns
• less tree cover