Question

3. Why is camel an important animal of the Indian desert?
4. Why do human settlements develop around oases?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The camel was essential for the people to use as a beast of burden for long and difficult journeys through Rajasthan's unforgiving terrain. Horses, donkeys or mules would not be able to sustain journeys of many miles the way a camel can, owing to its ability to not need constant water

The location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas; caravans must travel via oases so that supplies of water and food can be replenished. Thus, political or military control of an oasis has in many cases meant control of trade on a particular route.