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Question 1.
Answer the following questions.
Answer.
Question 2.
Tick the correct answer.
(i) Sahara is located in which part of Africa
(a) eastern
(b) northern
(c) western
Answer.
(b) northern
(ii) Sahara is located in which part of Africa
(a) cold
(b) hot
(c) mild
Answer.
(b) hot
(iii) The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
(a) Christians and Muslims
(b) Buddhists and Muslims
(c) Christians and Buddhists
Answer.
(b) Buddhists and Muslims
(iv) Deserts are characterized by
(a) scanty vegetation
(b) heavy precipitation
(c) low evaporation
Answer.
(a) scanty vegetation
(v) Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
(a) temple
(b) church
(c) monastery
Answer.
(c) monastery
(vi) Egypt is famous for growing
(a) wheat
(b) maize
(c) cotton
Answer.
(c) cotton
Question 3.
Match the following.
(i) Oasis (a) Libya
(ii) Bedouins (b) monastery
(iii) Oil (c) glacier
(iv) Gangri (d) depressions with water
(v) Lamayuru (e) cold desert Sahara
(f) Sahara
Answer.
(i) Oasis (d) depressions with water
(ii) Bedouins (f) Sahara
(iii) Oil (a) Libya
(iv) Gangri (c) glacier
(v) Lamayuru (b) monastery
Question 4.
Give reasons.
(i) There is scanty vegetation in the deserts.
(ii) People of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes.
Answer.
(i) There is scanty vegetation in the deserts due to unfavourable climatic conditions for the flora world to grow. The desert either have extreme heat or extreme cold climate and receives low rainfall which is not suitable for vegetation to grow.
(ii) People of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes as protection against dust storms and hot winds. Sahara is a hot desert therefore dust storms and hot winds of containing sands is common there. It also help them in protection from Sun.
Question 5.
Map skills.
(i) On the outline map of Africa, marks the Sahara desert.
(ii) On the outline map of India, mark the Karakoram Range, Zanskar Range, Ladakh and Zoji La pass.
Answer.
(i) the Sahara Desert on the outline map of Africa: