NCERT Solutions for Chapter 9 Life in the Deserts Class 7 Geography
Book Solutions
1(i)
Answer the following questions.
What are the two types of deserts found in the world?
Answer
Two types of deserts found in the world are:
(i) Cold Desert
(ii) Hot Desert
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1(ii)
Answer the following questions.
In which continent is the Sahara desert located?Answer
Sahara desert is located in Africa.
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1(iii)
Answer the following questions.
What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert? Answer
The climate of Ladakh is extremely cold and dry due to high altitude. The air at this altitude is so thin that the
heat of the sun can be felt intensely.
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1(iv)
Answer the following questions.
What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?Answer
Natural beauty, the gompas, treks to see the meadows and glaciers, witnessing ceremonies and festivities mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh.
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1(v)
Answer the following questions.
What type of clothes the people of the Sahara desert wear?Answer
The people of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes as protection against dust storms and hot winds.
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1(vi)
Answer the following questions.
Name the trees that grow in Ladakh.
Answer
Trees that grow in Ladakh are Groves of willows and poplars, fruit trees such as apples, apricots and walnuts bloom.
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2(i)
Tick the correct answer.
(i) Sahara is located in which part of Africa
(a) eastern
(b) northern
(c) western
(a) eastern
(b) northern
(c) western
Answer
✓ (b) northern
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2(ii)
Tick the correct answer.
Sahara is what type of desert(a) cold
(b) hot
(c) mild
Answer
✓ (b) hot
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2(iii)
Tick the correct answer.
The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by(a) Christians and Muslims
(b) Buddhists and Muslims
(c) Christians and Buddhists
Answer
✓ (b) Buddhists and Muslims
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2(iv)
Tick the correct answer.
Deserts are characterised by(a) scanty vegetation
(b) heavy precipitation
(c) low evaporation
Answer
✓ (a) scanty vegetation
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2(v)
Tick the correct answer.
Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous(a) temple
(b) church
(c) monastery
Answer
✓ (c) monastery
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2(vi)
Tick the correct answer.
Egypt is famous for growing
(a) wheat
(b) maize
(c) cotton
Answer
✓ (c) cotton
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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 |
- | (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 |
Exercises
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4(i)
Give reasons.
There is scanty vegetation in the deserts.
Answer
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.
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4(ii)
Give reasons.
People of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes.Answer
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.
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