Question

Compare the flora and fauna of sahara desert and Ladakh

Answer 1

Sahara is a hot desert and Ladakh is a cold desert.

You cannot find vegetation in these places because of extreme temperature.

The plants of Sahara deserts have long roots and spiny or small leaves because they need to extract water from the sandy surface and prevent water loss.

You can find some grass patches, willows and poplars in the Ladakh.  

Answer 2

Flora and fauna of sahara desert and Ladakh

Explanation:

• The basic difference between them is that the Sahara is a hot and dry desert of the African continent and is the third-largest desert and has an area of 9,200,000 km square.

• While Ladakh is a cold and windy desert of the Indian peninsular and has a total area of about 59,146 km square.

• Sahara desert covers about 10 African countries and accounts for about 31%of Africa and has rainfall of less than 250mm, while Ladakh is considered the highest plateau of India and is over 3000 meters ad extension form the Himalayas to kumoa formed about 45 million years ago.

• Various ecoregions are associated with the Sahara desert as the Atlantic coastal desert, north Sahara desert and the woodlands, west Sahara desert with xeric woodlands, Tanezrouft hardest land area.  

• Thus the flora and fauna are found to northern central and the southern zones. Fauna like monitor lizards, hyrax, sand vipers is found along with the camels and the goats by nomads. While that if the Ladakh includes the Asiatic ibex, Ladakh Urial and has highlands and the wetlands with 1250 species of plants.

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