Life in Desert

LIFE IN
DESERT
A. KEYWORDS S
1. Desert: It refers to an arid area characterised by extremely high or low temperatures with
poor vegetation.
2. Oasis: It is an area in the desert where there is water and where plants grow.
3. Shahtoosh: It is kind of wool obtained from chiru or the Tibetan antelope.
4. Gangri: It is a glacier found in Ladakh.
5. Tuaregs: They are seen acting as guides to tourist of the Sahara Desert.
6. Khapa-Chan: Ladakh is also known by this name, Khapa-chan which means the snowland.
B. Fill in the Blanks

1. Shahtoosh is light in weight and extremely warm.
2. Yak’s milk is used to prepare cheese and butter.
3. Vegetation in the Sahara desert includes cactus, date palms and acacia.
4. Tuaregs act as guides to foreign tourists.
5. The Animals in Ladakh are reared to provide for the milk, meat and hides.
c. Match the following
COLOUMN A COLOUMN B
(i) Chiru (a) Morocco D.
(ii) Al Azizia (b) Ladakh
VERY
(iii) Tafilalet oasis (c) A bird
(iv) Gompas (d) The Tibetan antelope
(v) Hoopoe (e) The Sahara desert
SHORT QUESTION ANSWERS.
1. How many countries are touched by the Sahara desert? Name them.
Ans-The Sahara desert touches eleven countries – Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara.
2. What are the two characteristics features of a desert?
Ans- (a) the climate of a desert is very hot and dry or very cold and dry.
(b) The vegetation is sparse over some areas.

3. Mention the day and night temperatures of the Sahara desert.
Ans- The day temperature – It may soar up as high as 50°c, the night temperature – it can go down
at 0° temperature.
4. What vegetation is found in the Sahara desert?
Ans- Vegetation in the Sahara desert comprises cactus, date palms and acacia. Green Islands with
date palms can be seen near the oasis.
5. Name the animals reared by the Bedouins and Tuaregs.
Ans- Goats, sheep, camels and horses.
6. What do these animals provide them?
Ans- These animals provide them with milk and hides.
7. Name the countries associated with the discovery of oil.
Ans-Algeria, Libya and Egypt.
8. Ladakh is made up of two words. Mention these words with their meaning.
Ans- ‘La’ meaning mountains pass and ‘Dak’ meaning country.
9. Where is Ladakh located?
Ans- Ladakh is located in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir.
10. Name an important river that flows through Ladakh.
Ans- Indus.
11. Why is there little rainfall in the Ladakh desert?
Ans- It is because the Ladakh desert lies in the rain shadow of the Himalayas.
12. Why do people hunt Chiru or the Tibetan antelope?
Ans- People hunt the Chiru or the Tibetan antelope for its wool known as Shahtoosh.
13. Name some famous monasteries of Ladakh.
Ans- Hemis, Thiksey, Shey and Lamayuru.
14. Which National Highway connects Leh to Kashmir valley through which pass?
Ans- The National Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir valley through the Zoji La pass.
15. Name the four passes which Manali- Leh highway crosses.
Ans- The four passes which Manali-Leh highway crosses are:
(a) Rohtang La,
(b) Lungalacha La
(c) Baralacha La
(d) Tanglang La.
E. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Describe the climate of the Sahara desert.
Ans- the Sahara desert experience scorching hot and parch dry climate. The rainy season occurs
for the short time. The sky is cloudless and clear. Days are extremely hot. The temperatures
during the day may rise as high as 50°C. The nights may be freezing cold with temperatures
nearing zero degrees.
2. Compare the flora and fauna of the Sahara desert with that of the Ladakh desert.
Ans- SAHARA:
 The Sahara desert has vegetation such as cactus, date palms and acacia.
 In some places there re oasis where one can see green islands with date palms. Along
the Nile River in Egypt, the cotton and rice are grown.
 The Sahara desert is not rich in fauna.
 The animals found here are camels, hyenas, jackals, foxes, scorpions, several varieties of
snakes and lizards.
LADAKH:
 There are scanty patches of grasses and shrubs here.

 Groves of willows and poplars are seen in the valleys.
 During the summers, fruit trees like apples, apricots and walnuts grow.
 Ladakh is also not rich in fauna.
 The common animals are sheep, yaks, goat and several kinds of dogs.
 Several species of birds like robins, Tibetan Snowcocks, redstarts and hoopoes are
common.
4. Describe the people of the Sahara desert. Also write about their activities.
Ans- Among the various groups of people, the Bedouins and Tuaregs are nomadic tribes who
pursue different activities. They rear animals such as goats, sheep, camels and horses. They get
milk and hides from these animals. They prepare leather from hides. This leather is used in
making belts, slippers, water bottles. They use the hair of these animals in making mats,
Carpets, clothes and blankets. The people of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes to protect
themselves from the dust storms and hot winds. The oasis in the Sahara desert and the Nile
valley in Egypt support settled population. They grow date palms, rice, wheat, barley and beans.
The Sahara desert is undergoing change with fast speed. Tuaregs, the nomadic tribe, are now
acting as guides to foreign tourists.

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B. Fill in the Blanks

c. Match the following

2. What are the two characteristics features of a desert?

(b) The vegetation is sparse over some areas.

4. What vegetation is found in the Sahara desert?

5. Name the animals reared by the Bedouins and Tuaregs.

Ans- Goats, sheep, camels and horses.

6. What do these animals provide them?

Ans- These animals provide them with milk and hides.

7. Name the countries associated with the discovery of oil.

Ans-Algeria, Libya and Egypt.

Ans- ‘La’ meaning mountains pass and ‘Dak’ meaning country.

9. Where is Ladakh located?

10. Name an important river that flows through Ladakh.

11. Why is there little rainfall in the Ladakh desert?

12. Why do people hunt Chiru or the Tibetan antelope?

13. Name some famous monasteries of Ladakh.

Ans- Hemis, Thiksey, Shey and Lamayuru.

Ans- The four passes which Manali-Leh highway crosses are:

(a) Rohtang La,

(d) Tanglang La.

E. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

 There are scanty patches of grasses and shrubs here.

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