Desert

Question 1

Where is the Sahara desert located

Answer 1

In the north part of Africa . It has an area of 8.54 million km. It touches Algeria, chad , Egypt, Libya, mali,tunissa, Morocco, Sudan, Mauritania

Question 2

Explain the topography of Sahara desert

Answer 2

1) vast streches of sand
2) gravel plain
3) Rocky surface
4) plateaus

Question 3

Was Sahara always a desert

Answer 3

Sahara desert once used to be a lush green plain. Cave paintings found in Sahara show is that there used to be crocodiles , lions, sheep , goat , giraffes etc.

Question 4

Where was the highest temperature recorded

Answer 4

Al Azizia , south of Tripoli Libya. The highest temperature was 57.7 degrees in 1922

Question 5

Explain the climate of Sahara desert

Answer 5

It is scorching hot. Short rainy season. Clear and cloudless sky. Moisture evaporats quickly. The sand and rocks heat up. This radiates heat making everything around hot. The nights are freezing cold.

Question 6

What animals and plants are found in the Sahara desert

Answer 6

Cactus, dates, palm tree, camels , jackle, fox etc

Question 7

Why is the Sahara desert alkaline

Answer 7

Because of iron content

Question 8

Who are the tribes in Sahara desert

Answer 8

The Bedouin and the tauregs are the nomadic tribes

Question 9

Why do they wear heavy robes

Answer 9

For protection against dust stroms and hot winds

Question 10

How are Oasis formed

Answer 10

The strong wind forms depression in the sand. The subsoil water reaches the surface . This creates oasis

Question 11

What are the occupation of the people in the Sahara desert

Answer 11

Oil and gas operations. Crops are cultivated. Egyptian cotton is very famous. Date palms are grown near oasis

Question 12

Where is the largest oasis

Answer 12

The tafilalet oasis in Morocco. With 13,000 sp.km .

Question 13

Where is ladakh located

Answer 13

It lies in the great Himalayas. On the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir. The KARAKORAM range and ZANSKAR enclose it. India flows through it.

Question 14

Explain the climate of ladakh

Answer 14

The altitude in ladakh is 3000 m . In KARGIL more then 8000m . This is why the climate is very cold and dry. The altitude is so thin that the heat of the sun can be felt . There is very little rainfall. It experiences freezing cold winds and hot sunlight

Question 15

Where is the coldest inhabited place in the world

Answer 15

Drass, in ladakh

Question 16

What is ladakh also known as

Answer 16

Khapa-chan

Question 17

Explain the flora and fauna of cold desert

Answer 17

The vegetation is sparce. Groves of willows are poplars are found. Several birds are found. The animals provide bitter and milk, meat , hides .

Question 18

Who live in ladakh

Answer 18

The people who live here are either Muslims or Buddhists. There are several Buddhists monastery known as ‘ gompa ‘ . Some are hemis, thiksey,shey and lamayuru

Question 19

Which Highway passes through leh

Answer 19

The National Highway 1A passes in leh to Kashmir through Zoji la pass

Question 20

Name an endangered species in ladakh

Answer 20

The chiru or Tibetan antelope. It is hunted for its wool called ‘ shahtoosh ‘ .

Question 21

What is made from the willow tree

Answer 21

The finest cricket bats

Question 22

What is the people’s income

Answer 22

Tourism for gompas and glaciers, meadows

Question 23

What is Manali highway

Answer 23

It passes through baralacha la,. Rohtang la, lungalacha la, and tanglang la. It opens in between July and September when the snow clears