Question

Distinguish between Sahara desert and Ladakh Desert with respect of location climate and vegetation

Answer 1

Answer:

The Sahara desert:

location:- it covers all large part of North Africa it lies between the Atlantic ocean in the West Red sea in the east Mediterranean sea in north and huge mounds of sand dunes in the south.

climate and characteristics:- dasahara is a region of hot and dry climate with clear sky the average annual rainfall is less than 20 cm it is very hot during the day whereas the nights are cool. the day temperature is about 43°c and the temperature at:: night goes down to about 10°c.

vegetation:- it comprises of cactus date palms and accacia.

The Ladakh desert:

location:-Ladakh is situated in the North eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir is a small region.

which is known as one of the coldest desert in the world. Ladakh is surrounded by lofty and high mountain range its elevation is about 3520 metre above the sea level.

climate and characteristics :- Ladakh is situated very high altitude and is covered with snow for many months the temperature is very low for a major part of the year the average annual rainfall is only 8 centimetre.

vegetation :- vegetation here is very scanty and is found only in valleys and sheltered areas only those plants grow here which require very little water willow trees which are mainly used for making cricket bats are found in the sea.

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