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1
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How much of the Thar desert is in Pakistan

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20%

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How much rain does the south west rain season bring?

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100-500 millimetres of rain

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How much of The Thar desert is in India

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80%

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5
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Where do annual temperatures range from?

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Near freezing to 50 degrees

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What do the animal consist of?

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Black Buck caracal

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When is Rainfall associated ?

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July to September

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What is a Blackbuck?

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An antelope

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What’s the Thar desert’s population like?

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It’s the most densely populated desert in the world.

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What does the vegetation consist of?

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Xerophilious and Acacia nilotica

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What are the main occupations of people in the desert?

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Agriculture and husbandry

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13
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What are the two regions the Thar desert is made up of?

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Marusthali and semi desert region

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Where is the marusthali region located?

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The west of the Thar desert.

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Where is the Semi desert region and what features does it have?

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The semi desert region is found in the east and has less sand dunes and slightly more rain.

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What problems will The Thar desert’s dense population bring?

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Extra pressure on the desert’s ecosystem - Level 1
Which could lead to lack of resources for population forcing people into rations to avoid famin or an economical collapse. - level 2

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What problems are caused by over grazing and over cultivation?

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This damages the vegetation which leads to soil erosion making it difficult to farm and harvest which could compromise livelihood for substance farmers or put strain on exports due to lack of yield. Also the soil takes years to reform where nothing can be done to revive it.

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20
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What is irrigation?

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Irrigation is a supply of water

21
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What are the problems caused by excessive irrigation?

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The soil fills up with water. Then when the water diaries up a surplus of concentrated salts and minerals are left that kill the plants. (Salinisation)

22
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What benefits does tourism bring to the Thar desert?

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Employment, extra incomes, at the cost of overdevelopment which may damage the fragile environment.

23
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How do the GFDDP plan on restoring the ecological balance of the region through conserving, developing and harnessing land?

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  1. Planting blocks of trees and fences beside the farmland , road and waterways to prevent the moving of sand dunces damages to them.
24
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What has the Thar Desert National Park been created to do?

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To protect (approx) 3,000 square km of arid land (dry land) and the endanger rare wildlife which is now adapted text realm conditions.

25
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What are the 5 main economical opportunities?

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Mining
Thermal power plant
Agriculture
Oil and petrol
Wind + solar energy / power
26
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What are the two main districts?

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Barmer district and Nagaur district

27
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How many Wind turbines in the Thar dessert and in which district?

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5500 wind turbines in the Jaisalmer district.

28
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Where in India is the Thar desert located?

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North west India

29
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What Economic opportunities take place in Nagaur district?

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Mining - white marble is mined in Nagaur the same marble used in the Taj Mahal.
It’s the second largest source of cement and sand stone also.
This created 2.5 million jobs , increased employment rates to 3% and export revenue by 70 billion USD in 2012.

30
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Where does the Thar desert place in the desert sizes

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17th largest

31
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What economic opportunities take place in the Barmer district

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Thermal power plant - powered by the district’s coal rich lignite coal supply

Oil and petrol - india’s biggest coal discovery in years
Promises to transform the local economy which has suffered from the desert’s harsh conditions.

33
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How many people per kilo meter

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83 people per km squared

36
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What Are Ber trees and why are they being planted?

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Ber trees are trees which can survive in low rainfall and extreme conditions.
Provide fruit which can be sold for a decent profit.

37
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What does the government funded Desert Development Program’s main aim?

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“To restore the ecological balance of the region by concerning , developing and harnessing land , water lands to k and human resources”

40
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How much land does it cover?

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320,000km squared

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