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WorksheetsThar Desert Opportunities vs Challenges AQA Geography GCSE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which two countries contains the Thar desert?
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Iran
What can temperatures get to in the Thar desert in degrees celsius?
22
53
35
78
What is the best way to define the characteristics of desert soils?
nutrient rich, large leaf litter, impermeable
sandy, lots of organic matter, impermeable
infertile, little organic matter, drains quickly
impermeable, nutrient rich, sandy
What of these is an opportunity of the THAR desert?
Agriculture
Wind surfing
Diamond mining
Star gazing as cloudless skies
What types of crops are grown in the Thar desert?
Moustache, sheep and Palm oil
Wheat, Cotton and Mustard
Nylon, pine nuts and Marrows
Tomatoes, grapes and oranges
Which THREE of the following types of energy are harnessed in the Thar desert?
Coal and Oil
Wind
Nuclear
Solar
What is the name of the Thar desert mineral that is used to make plaster?
Dimsum
Granite
Gypsum
Marble
What are the challenges of living in the Thar desert?
Farming, Tourism and Mineral mining
Hydro electric power, gypsum, marble
lack of water, few roads and extreme temperatures
Desert festival at Jaisalmer
Why is accessibility a problem in the Thar desert?
roads get flooded, roads have no signposts
tarmac melts on roads, sand dunes block roads.
the speed limit is 250mph and people drink/drive
camels sit on the roads, there are no maps
Where is the largest solar farm found in the Thar desert?
Jodhpur
Bhaleri
Woking
Valerie
What is the definition of irrigation
Artificially watering crops
using rainfall to moisten crops
water harvesting
crop rotation
Which of the following is a problem of too much irrigation?
waterlogging of ground leads to salt build up (salinization) which poisons plants
soils dry out which leads to cracks in the ground
crop yields increase making farmers more money
water is used to feed swimming pools. This means that people can cool down in the hot sun.
What is the name of the canal built in 1958 to bring water to the Thar desert?
Basingstoke canal
Mississippi canal
Hindustan canal
Indira Ghandi canal
Where are hot deserts found?
North Africa
SW USA
South Africa and Australia
Europe
How have camels adapted to desert life?
Long eyelashes to shelter eyes from sun and sand
Long legs to keep body away from hot ground
Use spitting as a defence against snakes and scorpions
Store water and fat in a hump on their back
Name the main characteristics of a hot desert
High daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, low rainfall
High daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, low rainfall
Low daytime temperatures, high night time temperatures, high rainfall.
Low daytime temperatures, low night time temperatures, high rainfall
Maximum area of Thar Desert is covered in the state of:
Punjab
Gujarat
Rajasthan
The main dance of the people of Rajasthan
Bhangra
Ghumar
Kathak
Some areas in the Thar Desert has become green due to
the underground water available
rainfall
Indira Gandhi Canal
The Great Indian Desert is also known as___.
Deccan plateau
Thar
Malabar
