Opportunities In Thar Desert

Question 1

200km2

NW In…

Answer 1

That is 200km2 big and is located north west India

Question 2

M… E…

Answer 2

Mineral extraction

Question 3

M.E

Used to make plaster

Answer 3

Gypsum

Question 4

M.E

Used to make ceramics

Answer 4

Feldspar

Question 5

M.E
Types of stone
Lime…

Answer 5

Like stone

Question 6

M.E
Types of stone
Mar…

Answer 6

Marble

Question 7

50=summer

Answer 7

50 degrees Celsius in summer in the Thar

Question 8

100

Answer 8

100mm of annual rainfall

Question 9

Ponds

T…

J…

Answer 9

Tobas

Johads

Question 10

Indira

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Opportunity for the Thar is people visit: define term

Answer 11

Tourism

Question 12

10s of thousands

Answer 12

Visit the Thar annually

Question 13

Desert safari, camel rides are held in J…

Answer 13

Jaisalmer india

Question 14

Majority of tourists are from

Answer 14

Pakistan

Question 15

That dessert is a rich e… source

Answer 15

Energy

Question 16

Giral

Answer 16

Thermal energy plant constructed

Question 17

Discovered in Barmer district was a?

Answer 17

Large oilfield

Question 18

India’s largest wind farm

Answer 18

The jaisalmer wind park

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Bhaleri solar power

Question 20

1958

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Subsistence

Answer 21

Type of farming most people in That are involved in