ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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arid
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dry
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Takla Makan Desert is located in western China. It has a milder climate than the Gobi, and there are some water sources and areas of vegetation. However, the size of the desert and its large dunes still limited travel. These two deserts provided China with a natural defense against outside forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -THE 650, 000-square-mi (1, 600, 000-square-km) Gobi is the largest desert in CHINA and MONGOLIA; both the Taklamakan Desert (in XINJIANG) and the Changtang Desert (in TIBET and Qinghai) are only half the size.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mongolia Gobi Desert Population There are 0.3 people per square km. The Gobi is one of the least populated areas where the nomads roam over the steppes.
Detailed explanation-4: -While the Gobi Desert, which is by the Taklamakan Desert to the west, occupies parts of China and Mongolia. It is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean from reaching the Gobi territory[2].