Thar Desert

Question 1

Opportunities for development

Answer 1

-extracting minerals such as gypsum
-desert safaris for tourists
-production of energy
-Farming
-oil extraction

Question 2

Opportunity-energy production

Answer 2

-India’s largest wind farm is the jaisalmer wind park
-there are extensive coal deposits
-large oil deposite found in the Barmer district
-solar power

Question 3

Opportunities-farming

Answer 3

-water from canals means that crops can be grown in the thar desert
-the Indira Gandhi canal is an example of a canal that carries water into the thar desert
-irrigation has made commercial farming possible

Question 4

Where is the thar Desert?

Answer 4

-north west india and into Pakistan
-200000km^2
-most densely populated desert in the world

Question 5

Challenges- extreme temperatures

Answer 5

-the average temperature is very high
-water rapidly evaporates at high temperatures
-the temperatures are hard for workers to work in

Question 6

Challenges- water supply

Answer 6

-the thar desert has low rainfall and high evaporation
-low rainfall and high evaporation lead to poor water security

Question 7

Challenges- inaccessibility

Answer 7

The roads in the thar desert become covered with sand and crack due to the heat