Sahara is located in which part of Africa?

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(a)

Eastern

(b)

Northern

(c)

Western

Which of the following countries is touched by the Sahara desert?

1

(a)

Algeria

(b)

South Africa

(c)

Uganda

(d)

Congo

The climate of the Sahara desert is

1

(a)

extremely cold and rainy

(b)

moderate temperature

(c)

scorching hot and parch dry

(d)

neither hot nor cold

Vegetation in the Sahara desert includes cactus, ______ and acacia.

1

(a)

apples

(b)

date palms

(c)

apricots

(d)

walnuts

Ladakh is a ______ Iying in the great Himalayas.

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(a)

cold desert

(b)

hot desert

(c)

sand desert

(d)

neither hot nor cold

Deserts have extremely high or low temperatures and has ______ vegetation.

1

(a)

scarce

Sahara once used to be a lush green plain decipher from _____

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(a)

cave paintings

The _____ in the Sahara and the Nile Valley in Egypt supports settled population.

1

(a)

oasis

Ladakh is also known as _____

1

(a)

Khapa-chan

_______ is hunted for its wool known as shahtoosh.

1

(a)

The Chiru

Ladakh is the world's largest desert

1

(a) True

(b) False

Sahara desert is hot desert.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The National Highway 1A connects Jammu to Kashmir Valley through the Zoji la Pass.

1

(a) True

(b) False

The altitude in Ladakh varies from about 3000 m in Kargil to more than 8000 m in the Karakoram.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Egyptian cotton, famous worldwide is grown in Egypt.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Explain the term 'Ladakh'.

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(a)

Ladakh is made up of two words - 'La' meaning mountain pass' and 'Dak' meaning 'country.

Which is an important river of Ladakh?

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(a)

Indus is an important river of Ladakh.

What do you mean by shahtoosh?

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(a)

The Tibetan wools is called shahtoosh.

Write the names of famous monasteries of Ladakh.

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(a)

Hemis, Thiksey, Shey and Lamayuru are the famous monasteries of Ladakh.

Which highway connects the Zoji la Pass?

1

(a)

The National Highway 1A.

How does people got to know that Sahara was once used to be lush green plain?

3

(a)

Name the countries that touch by Sahara desert.

3

(a)

Briefly explain the climate of the Sahara desert.

3

(a)

What are the characteristics of desert?

3

(a)

Give reasons. There is scanty vegetation in the deserts.

3

(a)

Answer the following questions.
(i) What are the two types of deserts found in the world?
(ii) In which continent is the Sahara desert located?
(iii) What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?
(iv) What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?
(v) What type of clothes do the people of the Sahara desert wear?
(vi) Name the trees that grow in Ladakh.

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(a)

On the outline map of Africa, mark the Sahara desert and any four countries around it.

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(a)