PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
GREAT INDIAN DESERT
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Question
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100-150mmb)arid and dry
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100-500mmb)semi-arid and dry
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50-100mmb)arid and moist
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Thar desert is one of the hottest places in India where temperatures routinely touch 50 degrees Celsius during the summer months. The place experiences scorching heat, dusty winds, low rainfall and has scanty vegetation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thar Desert is a rainfall deficient (∼500-100 mm/year) region in the northwestern India.
Detailed explanation-3: -This region receives very low rainfall below 150 mm per year. It has arid climate with low vegetation cover. Streams appear during the rainy season. Soon after they disappear into the sand as they do not have enough water to reach the sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -Indian desert is also called the Thar Desert and one-third of the entire state of Rajasthan belongs to it. The climatic conditions exist in the Indian Desert: The average temperature in the desert ranges between 75-70 degrees Celsius in summers and 39-50 degrees Celsius in winters.