Question

Discuss the economic activities of the people living in Sahara desert and Ladakh ?

Answer 1

Solution :-

Economic Activities in Sahara Desert -

The people of Sahara desert rear livestock such as goats, sheep, camels, and horses. They also sell things made from animal skin such as slippers, water bottles and leather belts. Animal hair is used for making mats, carpets, clothes and blankets. In oasis, people grow date palms and crops like wheat, barley and beans. In the Western part of Sahara, fishing and phosphate mining are the principal source of income. 

Economic Activities in Ladakh -

The economy of Ladakh is based on small farms and herding. The economy is a stable and self-reliant rural economy. Crops like barley, wheat, and peas are grown here. Keeping livestock, especially, yak, cows, sheep and goats, is a major part of pastoral farming. Livestock is also a major part of Ladakh's economy. Scarcity of rainfall makes Ladakhi agriculture dependent on irrigation. Vegetables and fruit especially apricot are grown. Fruits are grown at higher elevations. 

Pashmina products and dried apricots are exported from Ladakh. The tourism sector has helped the Ladakh's economy to grow to a considerable extent. Lot of tourists visit Ladakh every year and cherish the heavenly splendour of Ladakh. The popular tourists attraction places of Ladakh are Drass Valley, Leh, Suru Valley. Kargil, Zanskar, Zangla, Rangdum, Shyok Valley, Salt Valley and the Nubra Valley. 

Answer 2

The economic activities of the people living in Sahara desert and Ladakh:

Ladakh and Sahara desert, both are not recommended for habitation, yet people live there throughout their lifetime.

Ladakh desert:

Ladakh is called a cold desert and crops don’t grow there except for a very few exceptions. In Ladakh people keep livestock to sustain their livelihood, they sell products from the animals for money and its one of the most famous tourist destinations so that helps them continue with their stable economy.  

Sahara desert:

In Sahara desert the main business of the people living there is to sell products made from animal skin, products such as belts, shoes etc.  

Wheat barley are the crops that are produced there.