CBSE Geography Class 7

Life In The Desert

Life In The Desert - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT

Points To Remember:

  • Desert is an arid region characterised by extremely high or low temperature and has scarce vegetation.
  • Sahara desert is the world’s largest desert covering a large part of North Africa
  • Alzizia in Sahara desert recorded the highest temperature 57.7 degree in 1922
  • Bedouins and Tuaregs are nomadic tribes inhabited in Sahara desert.
  • Drass is one of the coldest inhabited places on the earth is located in Laddakh
  • Manali- leh highway crosses four passes, Rohtang la ,Lungalacha l , Baralacha la ,Tanglang la.
  • The chiru is an endangered species hunted for its wool known as shahtoosh
  • Tafilalet oasis is in morocco is a large oasis eith an area of about 13,000 sq.km
  • Indus river flows in the area of Laddakh region
  • Gangri glacier found in Laddakh region



Chapter 9 Life In The Desert