Thar desert Flashcards
Thar desert information
northwest india and pakistan, 200 000 square kilometers, densely populated desert in the world
Development opportunities in Thar desert
many minerals are extracted from the ground in the Thar desert - limestone and marble, energy - range of renewable and non-renewable resources such as wind and solar as there are long hours of sun, farming - most is subsistence (only enough for their families), tourism - desert safaris and ecotourism
Development challenges in the Thar desert
water supply - low precipitation 120-240mm and high evaporation as stable water supplies are essential for economic development, inaccessibility - very vast with limited road network with sand blowing over roads, extreme temperatures - exceed 50 degrees making it challenging for people to world outside and lead to shortage of water
