GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Why are evergreen and broadleaved trees found in the Thar desert?
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Cannot withstand high temperature
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It does not like camels
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They don’t like to look at sand dunes
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The sparse vegetation consists of plants adapted to growing in dry conditions, known as xerophilous plants. These include several kinds of grass and scrub-type vegetation of low trees of Acacia, Prosopis, Tamarix, and Zizyphus.
Detailed explanation-2: -The subtropical desert climate there results from persistent high pressure and subsidence at that latitude. The prevailing southwest monsoon winds that bring rain to much of the subcontinent in summer tend to bypass the Thar to the east.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trees do not get enough water in deserts to survive.
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