Question

Answer the following in paragraph:

Write about the Indian Desert.

Answer 1

1. The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the Aravalli Hills.
2. It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes.
3. This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year.
4. It has an arid climate with low vegetation cover.
5. Streams appear during the rainy season, soon after they disappear into the sand as they do not have enough water to reach the sea. Luni is the only large river in this region.
6. Barchans (Crescent-shaped dunes) cover large areas more prominent in Jaisalmer but longitudinal dunes become more prominent near the Indo-Pakistan boundary.
7. It is the world's 7th largest desert and the world's 9th largest subtropical desert located in the western part of India.
8. There is two major division on the Thar desert. They are known as the Actual desert region (Marusthali) and the semi-desert region (Bhangar).