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Life in the Deserts: Sahara & Ladakh

Explore the contrasting landscapes and climates of the Sahara and Ladakh deserts. Discover the unique flora, fauna, and lifestyles of the people living in these arid regions.

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Life in the Deserts: Sahara & Ladakh

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  1. CONTRIBUTED BY GUIDED BY SA BASHA TGT SO.SC

  2. LIFE IN THE DESERTS Desert: It is an arid region characteriesed by extremely high or low temperatures and has scarce vegetation. CLASS VI GEOGRAPHY

  3. THE HOT DESERT SAHARA WHAT KIND OF SAND STORMS YOU OBSERVE HERE? HIGH INTENSITY LOW INTENSITY

  4. SAHARA World’s largest desert Area:8.54 million sq. km. CAMEL CARVAN What conclusion you draw by comparing the area of Sahara with India?

  5. CLIMATE CLIMATE in Sahara Scorching hot and Parchy dry Parchy dry Scorching hot Cloudless Sky Day temperature goes beyond 50 degrees. The nights may be freezing cold with temperatures nearing zero degrees.

  6. Flora Fauna of SAHARA Camels, hyenas, jackals, foxes, scorpions, are the varieties of Fauna. Vegetation in the Sahara desert includes cactus, date palms and acacia.

  7. People of Sahara Desert Twareg family in traditional dresses Sahara desert Algeria Sahara inMali Bedouins

  8. OCCUPATIONS OF PEOPLE Animal rearing Nomadic tribes G IDENTIFY THEM IDENTIFY THEM

  9. ANIMAL PRODUCTS OF SAHARA DESERT MILK HIDES HAIRS LEATHER BELTS SLIPPERS WATER BOTTLES MATSCARPETSCLOTHESBLANKETS BISCUITSSWEETSTOFFEES

  10. IDENTIFY THE ANIMALS

  11. Life style yak RECOGNISE LADAKH

  12. COLD DESERT LADAKH LOCATION: LYING IN THE GREAT HIMALAYAS OF THE EASTERN SIDE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR. SEVERAL GLACIERS FOUND IN LADAKH.FOR EX:GANGRI The altitude in Ladakh varies from about 3000m in Kargil to more than 8,000m in the Karakoram. Due to its high altitude, the climate is extremely cold and dry. kargil karakoram

  13. Climate of Ladakh desert CLIMATE LITTLE RAINFALL AS LOW AS 10 CM PER YEAR THE DAY TEMPERATURES IN SUMMER ARE JUST ABOVE 0 DEGREE NIGHT TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 30 DEGREE C

  14. FLORA FAUNA Due to high aridity, the vegetation is sparse. Groves of willows and poplars are seen in the valleys. During the summers, fruit trees such as apples, apricots and walnuts bloom. species of birds sighted in Ladakh are Robins, redstarts, Tibetan snowcock etc., The animals of Ladakh are wild goats, wild sheep, yak and special kinds of dogs.

  15. PEOPLE MUSLIMS BUDDHISTS

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