3. Write a short note on great Indian
desert. Why there is less vegetation in
desert area?
Answers
Answer:
Desert environments are so dry that they support only extremely sparse vegetation; trees are usually absent and, under normal climatic conditions, shrubs or herbaceous plants provide only very incomplete ground cover.
Answer:
Geography
Countries
India and Pakistan
States in
India
Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana
Provinces in
Pakistan
Punjab and Sindh
Coordinates
27°N 71°E
About 85% of the Thar Desert is located within India, with the remaining 15% in Pakistan.[1] In India, it covers about 170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi), and the remaining 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) of the desert is within Pakistan. The Thar Desert forms approximately 5% (c. 4.56%) of the total geographic area of India. More than 60% of the desert lies in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and it extends into the states of Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana, and the Pakistani province of Sindh.[2] Within Pakistan's Punjab province, the Thar continues as the Cholistan Desert.[3] The desert comprises a very dry part, the Marusthali region in the west, and a semidesert region in the east with fewer sand dunes and slightly more precipitation.[4]