Question

Give Reasons for the following statement
(a) Though Jammu and Kashmir receives heavy snowfall but still Ladakh is considered as a desert.
Ans.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ladakh is a cold desert & is located on a high altitude. The southwest monsoons brings no rain to this region as it is rainshadowed by the Pirpanjal, Zaskar ranges & Shiwalik ranges.

As it is located on a high altitude, it receives snowfall in the winter months. Also the water in Ladakh comes from the melting of glaciers present in its vicinity.

No, the Mediterranean type of climate is governed by a different means.

In Mediterranean climate, the rainfall occurs only in winter because in winters the ITCZ has shifted to the south of Equator, so these regions come under the influence of the westerlies. (The westerlies blow from the water bodies to the adjacent land and sheds its moisture there. Due to this the regions experiencing the Mediterranean climate rests on the western side of the continents. Ladakh is not at all situated on the western side of any continent!! )

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Answer 2

Reasons for consideration of Ladakh as desert even though Jammu Kashmir receives heavy snowfall.

Explanation:

• Ladakh is located on a very high altitude and is known as cold desert because southwest monsoons brings no rains to this region.
• This is because it is rain shadowed by the Shiwalik, Zaskar and pirpanjal ranges.
• Water in Ladakh comes from the melting of glaciers surrounding it.
• As it is present on the high altitudes so receives heavy snowfall in the winter season.
• Ladakh is not situated on the western side of any continent which experiences the Mediterranean climates.

so, that is why it is considered as a desert.