features of Indian desert
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Features of indian desert
The Great Indian Desert or the Thar Desert is located in western Rajasthan.
It is a sandy plain receiving an annual rainfall as low as 150 mm. The vegetation cover in the region is extremely scarce.
Some small streams appear during the rainy season, but they quickly disappear into the sand.
Thorn and scrub type of vegetation is found here
Luni is the only large river in this region.
Barchan, or crescent-shaped dunes, are a prominent feature of the desert...
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(a) The Indian desert lies towards the Western margin of the Aravali hills.
(b) It is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes.
(c) This region receives very low rainfall, below 150 mm per year.
(d) It has arid climate with low vegetation cover.
(e) Streams appear during the rainy season. Soon they disappear into the sand as they do not have enough water to reach the sea.
(f) Luni is the only large river in this region.
(g) Barchan (Crescent shaped duners) cover the larger areas but longitudinal dunes become more prominent near the Indo-Pakistan border.
(h) The Indian desert is popularly known as the Thar desert.