Y10 Hot Deserts - Opportunities

Hot Deserts

Opportunities

Complete this Quizizz to help develop your understanding of Hot Deserts

Quick Quiz

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the correct precipitation for a hot desert?

• 2000mm per year

• 1000mm per year

• 250mm per year

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the correct temperature for a hot desert?

• Around 27°C

• Between 20 and 40°C

• Warm summers and cold winters

Multiple Choice

It is really hot all of the time in the hot desert?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Explain your choice

Multiple Choice

Which of these best describes the word "sustainable"?

• Not using anything at all

• Using things a bit so there is some left for the future

• Using everything up today

Open Ended

Why must economic opportunities be managed sustainably?

Hot Desert Opportunities

Multiple Choice

Is it better than hot deserts are developed slowly and sustainably or quickly and unsustainably?

• Slowly and sustainably

• Quickly and unsustainably

Open Ended

Explain your view

The Thar desert is on the boarder of India (shown) and Pakistan in south Asia.

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Thar Desert

Multiple Choice

Roughly how many degrees north of the Equator is the Thar desert

• 15°N

• 25°N

• 35°N

Multiple Choice

Roughly how many degrees east of the Prime Meridian is the Thar desert

• 70°E

• 90°E

• 110°E

Open Ended

Give a location paragraph for the Thar desert

(Include continents, countries, compass directions, nearby mountains and oceans)

The Thar Desert is in south Asia between the north-west border of India with the south-east border of Pakistan, although most of the Thar desert is on the Indian side.

The Thar desert is located between the Arabian Sea and the Himalayas. It is close to the capital of India, New Delhi, and also Jaipur, Jaisalmer, and Jodhpur.

Thar Desert

Open Ended

The Thar is on the border of Indian and Pakistan.

Suggest what might be difficult about managing an area is between two countries with a difficult past?

The following slide shows business opportunities in the Thar Desert

You will answer questions on it

Business Opportunities

Multiple Choice

What type of sustainable development was built?

• Solar

• Hydro

• Wind

Multiple Choice

How many turbines were built?

• 42

• 142

• 242

• 342

Multiple Choice

Roughly how many jobs are there?

• 100

• 1000

• 10,000

• 100,000

Open Ended

Explain how the Thar desert provides opportunity for sustainable development?

(hint: use the source, refer to the climate, explain how it creates social and economic opportunities, explain how it is sustainable)

The Thar desert has a famous desert festival each year

Tourism Opportunities

Open Ended

How might a desert festival be a good way for locals to make money in the Thar?

• Jobs are creates in restaurants and hotels (and these create a multiplier effect)

• Some improved transport for locals

• Reduces migration caused by low employment

Tourism Opportunities

• Nearby water from the Indus river (Himalayan meltwater) is moved in to a man-made canal running next to the Thar desert

Agricultural Opportunities

Open Ended

How might the Indira Ghandi Canal have a positive economic effect on the Thar desert?

Open Ended

How might the Indira Ghandi Canal have a positive social effect on the Thar desert?

Thar Desert Summary

Multiple Choice

Which opportunity do you think is the best for the Thar desert?

• Mining

• Farming

• Energy generation

• Tourism

Open Ended

Explain your choice

Multiple Choice

Which opportunity do you think is the less good for the Thar desert?

• Mining

• Farming

• Energy generation

• Tourism

Open Ended

Explain your choice