INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

GREAT INDIAN DESERT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Areas in a desert where water is found and agriculture is carried out are called ____
A
banjaras
B
oases
C
caravans
D
forts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An oasis is a fertile place in desert where water is found.

Detailed explanation-2: -A fertile green area called an oasis, or cienega, may exist near such a water source. About 90 major, inhabited oases dot the Sahara. These oases are supported by some of the world’s largest supplies of underground water.

Detailed explanation-3: -An oasis is an small patch of vegetation surrounded by desert. Communities have traditionally planted strong trees, such as palms, around the perimeter of oases to keep the desert sands from their delicate crops and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -An oasis is a place in a desert where water comes up to the surface from deep underground. Trees and other plants grow around an oasis, and animals come to drink, eat the plants, and find shade.

Detailed explanation-5: -Such places are called oases, singular is oasis. This is an area which is mostly surrounded by trees.

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