Question

Write a short note no Indian desert

Answer 1

ANSWER

The western part of the great plain of India consists of the Thar or the Great Indian Desert which covers western Rajasthan. The desert is about 650 miles long and 250-300 km wide. Its total area is about 1.75 lakh sq km. About two third of the Indian desert lies in Rajasthan, west of the Aravali Range, and the remaining one third is in the neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab, and Gujarat. The vast desert is an undulating plain whose average elevation is about 325m above mean sea level.

Answer 2

Indian Desert :

• The Indian Desert lies on the west of the Aravali hills.
• Larger part of the area covered by sand.
• It has arid climate,scare vegetation and rainfall below 150 cm per year.
• Streams appear during the rainy season.
• Luni is the only large river in this region.