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Chapter 10 Life in the Deserts Solutions

Question - 1 : -
What are the two types of deserts found in the world?
 

Answer - 1 : -

Two types of deserts found in the world:
  1. Hot Deserts – Sahara.
  2. Cold Deserts – Ladakh.

Question - 2 : -
In which continent is the Sahara desert located?

Answer - 2 : - The Sahara Desert is located in the continent of Africa.

Question - 3 : -
What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?

Answer - 3 : -

Climatic conditions of the Ladakh Desert:
Climate is extreme cold and dry.
Due to high temperature, air is thin and the heat of the sun is felt intensely.
Summer Season:
Day temperatures are just above 0°C.
Night temperatures go down upto -30°C.
Winter Season:
It is freezing cold in winter.
Most of the period temperatures remain 40°C.
Rainfall is only 10 cm annually because of the area lying in the rainshadow region of the Himalayas.
Ladakh desert experiences freezing winds and burning hot sunlight during the day.
If one sits in the sun, and his feet in the shade he may suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time.

Question - 4 : -
What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?

Answer - 4 : -

The following attract tourists to Ladakh mainly:
  1. Gompas
  2. Treks to see meadows
  3. Glaciers.
  4. Ceremonies and festivities.

Question - 5 : - What type of clothes do the people of the Sahara desert wear?

Answer - 5 : -

The people of the Sahara Desert wear the following types of clothes:
  1. Clothes made of the hair of the animals.
  2. Heavy clothes as protection against dust storms and hot winds.

Question - 6 : - Name the trees that grow in Ladakh.

Answer - 6 : -

The following trees grow (well) in Ladakh:
  1. Willows and Poplars
  2. Fruit trees bloom during summers.
  • Apples
  • Apricots
  • Walnuts

Question - 7 : -
Tick the correct answer.
(i) Sahara is located in which part of Africa
(a) eastern
(b) northern
(c) western

(ii) Sahara is located in which part of Africa
(a) cold
(b) hot
(c) mild

(iii) The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
(a) Christians and Muslims
(b) Buddhists and Muslims
(c) Christians and Buddhists

(iv) Deserts are characterized by
(a) scanty vegetation
(b) heavy precipitation
(c) low evaporation

(v) Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
(a) temple
(b) church
(c) monastery

(vi) Egypt is famous for growing
(a) wheat
(b) maize
(c) cotton

Answer - 7 : -

(i) (b) northern
(ii) (b) hot
(iii) (b) Buddhists and Muslims
(iv) (a) scanty vegetation
(v) (c) monastery
(vi) (c) cotton

Question - 8 : -
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 - 8 : -

(i) Oasis                                                  (d) depressions with water
(ii) Bedouins                                           (f) Sahara
(iii) Oil                                                    (a) Libya
(iv) Gangri                                              (c) glacier
(v) Lamayuru                                          (b) monastery

Question - 9 : -
Give reasons.
There is scanty vegetation in the deserts.

Answer - 9 : - The elimination of the deserts is either very hot and dry or very cold and dry. Both conditions are not favourable for the growth of vegetation. Besides this, there is poor rainfall in the deserts. Due to lack of sufficient water, deserts usually have scanty vegetation.

Question - 10 : -
Give reasons.
People of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes.

Answer - 10 : - People of the Sahara deserts wear heavy robes in order to protect themselves from the dust storms and hot winds.

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