Answer the following questions
1. Describe the location and extent of the Thar Desert.
2. What is a sand dune?
3. Describe the important festivals celebrated in Rajasthan.
4. How has the Indira Gandhi canal helped the farmers of Rajasthan?
5. Name important places of tourist attraction in Rajasthan.
Answers
Answer:
1.) The Thar Desert covers some 77,000 square miles (200,000 square km) of territory. It is bordered by the irrigated Indus River plain to the west, the Punjab Plain to the north and northeast, the Aravalli Range to the southeast, and the Rann of Kachchh to the south.
dune is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert.
Rajasthan International Folk Festival celebrated at Jodhpur
Rajasthan International Folk Festival or RIFF celebrated in Jodhpur each year as the most important festival in Rajasthan, where many artists come from the different parts of the world show their talent and creativity.
The canal was named to honor Smt. Indira Gandhi after her assassination in 1985. ... This canal water has solved drinking water scarcity as well as agricultural activities through a big area of Rajasthan. This canal is also helping to recover of cultivation land from desert areas.
The desert state bursts into colour with every celebration held in and around its ancient cities.
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Festivals in Rajasthan.
Festival Where Date
Teej Jaipur
Pushkar Camel Fair Pushkar
Mewar Festival Udaipur
Answer:
A.1)Thar Desert, also called Great Indian Desert, arid region of rolling sand hills on the Indian subcontinent. It is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in Punjab and Sindh (Sind) provinces, eastern Pakistan. ... The Thar Desert covers some 77,000 square miles (200,000 square km) of territory.
A. 2) A dune is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert. Dunes form when wind blows sand into a sheltered area behind an obstacle. ... Every dune has a windward side and a slipface. A dunes windward side is the side where the wind is blowing and pushing material up.
A. 3) Rajasthan International Folk Festival celebrated at Jodhpur
Rajasthan International Folk Festival or RIFF celebrated in Jodhpur each year as the most important festival in Rajasthan, where many artists come from the different parts of the world show their talent and creativity.
A.4) The canal was named to honor Smt. Indira Gandhi after her assassination in 1985. ... This canal water has solved drinking water scarcity as well as agricultural activities through a big area of Rajasthan. This canal is also helping to recover of cultivation land from desert areas.
A.5)Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur etc...
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