Opportunities In Thar Desert Flashcards

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200km2

NW In…

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That is 200km2 big and is located north west India

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M… E…

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Mineral extraction

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M.E

Used to make plaster

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Gypsum

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4
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M.E

Used to make ceramics

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Feldspar

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M.E
Types of stone
Lime…

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Like stone

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M.E
Types of stone
Mar…

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Marble

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7
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50=summer

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50 degrees Celsius in summer in the Thar

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100

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100mm of annual rainfall

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9
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Ponds

T…

J…

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Tobas

Johads

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Indira

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Indira Ghandi canal is a solution for water supply in the Thar

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11
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Opportunity for the Thar is people visit: define term

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Tourism

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12
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10s of thousands

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Visit the Thar annually

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13
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Desert safari, camel rides are held in J…

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Jaisalmer india

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14
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Majority of tourists are from

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Pakistan

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15
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That dessert is a rich e… source

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Energy

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16
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Giral

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Thermal energy plant constructed

17
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Discovered in Barmer district was a?

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Large oilfield

18
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India’s largest wind farm

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The jaisalmer wind park

19
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Sunny which allows solar energy. Name the solar plant (also used in water treatment)

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Bhaleri solar power

20
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1958

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The year the Indira Ghandi canal was built (local water source for farmers)

21
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Subsistence

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Type of farming most people in That are involved in