Question

What is the importance of the Great Indian Desert?

Answer 1

t, Thar Desert is located in Western India and South Eastern Pakistan. The landforms of Thar Desert is divided into three major regions - Sand Covered Thar, Plains and Hills. The Great Thar Desert spreads across the state of Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat in western India. Covering about 2,59,000sq km, the desert is interspersed with hillocks, gravel, salt marshes and some lakes. 
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However, the dexterous people of Rajasthan have transformed this scrubland into what is popularly known as ‘the most colourful desert in the world’, making Rajasthan the No.1 destination in India for tourism. 

The only river that crosses these sands is the Luni, which joins the Arabian Sea through the Rann of Kutch. In 1996, discoveries made by paleontologists indicated that dinosaurs and their ancestors stalked the desert as long back as 300 million years. 

Total Area: 
446000 sq kms 

Area Occupied In India : 208110 sq kms 

States : Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana 
Predominant Cities : Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer 

Answer 2

Answer:

Despite having an extreme climate, the Thar Desert can provide development opportunities. These include: Mining - the desert has valuable reserves of minerals such as feldspar, phosphorite, gypsum and kaolin. These minerals are used to produce a range of things from cement to fertilisers and are therefore valuable.

Explanation:

Undulating sand dunes in the Thar (Great Indian) Desert. The desert presents an undulating surface, with high and low sand dunes separated by sandy plains and low barren hills, or bhakars, which rise abruptly from the surrounding plains.