INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The desert presents an undulating surface, with high and low sand dunes separated by sandy plains and low barren hills, or bhakars, which rise abruptly from the surrounding plains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among the snakes the saw scaled viper, the large rat snake, black cobra and sand boa are the most famous and dangerous snakes of the Thar desert. The desert snakes are hide very easily in sand to protect by hunt and to hunt the lizards and insects.

Detailed explanation-3: -Droughts are common in the area. Due to the high animal population, there is overgrazing. Land degradation has been exacerbated by overgrazing caused by large animal populations, wind and water erosion, mining, and other enterprises. Desert residents have a low standard of living.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thar desert (Rajasthan) lies on the leeward side of the Aravali mountain range and thus receives lesser rainfall. Desert lies in the trade winds belt which blows from the northeast in northern hemisphere and south-east in the southern hemisphere. Winds blow from east to west.