Question

Write a short notes on The Indian Desert​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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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 leve

Answer 2

Indian Deserts – The Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert)

> The Great Indian desert, famously known as the Thar Desert

> Therefore, the desert is much more than arid lands unsuitable for habitation. Similar to other land and aquatic forms, deserts also play a pivotal function for the Indian population.

Geographical Location of Thar Desert

> The Thar Desert is located to the north-west of the Aravallis, in western Rajasthan with certain parts in Punjab and Sindh

> Area coverage of 77,000 square km. Comprises of aeolian wind deposits. Witnessed the run of Kachchh to its south.

> More to this, there was a time when this region was fertile for growing food and cash crops.

Climate of Thar Desert

> The Thar Desert experiences a subtropical desert climate and high pressure.

> The coldest month of the year is January while May and June are the hottest.

> average temperature in the desert ranges between 75-70 degrees Celsius in summers and 39-50 degrees Celsius in winters.

Soil in Thar Desert

The Thar Desert comprises of different divisions of soil such as:

>Desert soil

>Red desertic soil

>Sierozems (brownish-gray soil)

>Red and yellow soils

>Saline soils

>Lithosols (shallow weathered soils)

>Regosols (soft loose soils)

Biodiversity

> Despite its concrete surface, the Indian Desert still constitutes decent biodiversity and vegetation.

Population and People

> The Thar desert has a fairly high population density of 83 persons per square km. Overall, it has a total population of 16,600,000.

Facts and Features of Thar Desert

>On 18 May 1974, India carried out its first nuclear weapon explosion test in the Thar Desert

>The desert is the 18 largest subtropical desert on Earth

>It is also the largest wool-producing region of India.

>Lakhs of tourists visit the desert each year.

>Famous for its camel safari around the world

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