Life in the deserts - class-VII

The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by Buddhists and Muslims.

Hemis Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage, in Hemis, Ladakh, India. Situated 45 km from Leh, the monastery was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal. The annual Hemis festival honoring Padmasambhava is held in early June.

The first village after Zoji La pass, Dras is situated at a height of 10,990 feet above sea level. In the freezing winter, temperatures in Dras can drop to as low as -45 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature drop observed in Dras was during the winter of 1995, when the thermal reading fell to -60 degrees Celsius 

Ladakh is often referred to as the moon land due to its barren, high-altitude landscape that resembles the lunar surface.

Ladakh is a high-altitude cold desert located in the rain shadow of the Himalayas.

Geographically, Ladakh is located in the eastern part of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (historically).

As a cold desert, Ladakh receives very little annual precipitation, typically around 10 cm.

The Karakoram mountain range is situated to the north of the Ladakh region.

Due to the extreme conditions and high altitude, the sun is very intense, while the shade is freezing, making it possible to experience both sunstroke and frostbite simultaneously.

The Zanskar mountain range encloses the Ladakh region to the south.

Ladakh is known as Khapa-chan, which means 'snow land' in the local language.

The altitude of Ladakh varies significantly, ranging from about 3000m in Kargil to over 8000m in the Karakoram range.

Leh is the joint capital and largest city of the union territory of Ladakh. Jammu and Kashmir are separate regions or union territories.

The Tibetan antelope (Chiru) is hunted for its extremely soft and warm underfur, which is processed into the luxury fabric known as shahtoosh. This illegal trade has significantly endangered the species.

The region's population is split roughly in half between the districts of Leh and Kargil. 76.87% population of Kargil is Muslim (mostly Shia), with a total population of 140,802, while that of Leh is 66.40% Buddhist, with a total population of 133,487.

Leh is the capital and largest town of Ladakh, a union territory in India-administered Kashmir.

Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 meters (11,562 ft) and is connected via National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway.

Dras, a tourist hub for its high altitude trekking routes and tourist sites, is a town in the Kargil district of the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. It is on the NH 1 between Zoji La pass and Kargil town. It is often called "The Gateway to Ladakh".

Indus river originates from the Manasarovar lake in Tibet and its greenish-blue waters flow with all its glory through the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir towards Gilgit-Baltistan and along the entire length of Pakistan to finally drain into the Arabian Sea at the port city of Karachi.

The Sahara desert is located in Northern Africa and covers approximately 25 percent of the African continent. Its borders include the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Red Sea to the east.

Egypt is globally renowned for its long-staple cotton production, which thrives in the fertile soil of the Nile River valley and delta region.

Desert environment is characterized by very low mean annual rainfall, the practical absence of vegetation, very high daily and annual range of temperature, dust storms, high-velocity winds, the dominance of sands, highly variable annual rainfall. 

The Sahara is a desert located on the African continent. It is the largest hot desert in the world.

Depending
on the temperatures, there are two types of deserts- hot deserts or cold
deserts. Sahara desert is a hot desert. It is the largest hot desert of world. The climate of the Sahara desert is
scorching hot and parch dry. It has a short rainy season. The moisture
evaporates very fast. The temperatures during the day may be as high as 50
degrees Celsius. The nights may be freezing cold with temperature around zero
degrees.

Kimberley is famous for diamonds. This
is the largest diamond mine in the world. Kimberley Diamond Mines is also known
as the “Big Hole”. The finest quality of diamond can be found here.

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world and occupies most of the northern part of the African continent.

Desert areas are characterized by very low rainfall and significant temperature fluctuations between day and night, which is described as an extreme climate.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, covering a vast area across North Africa.

The Atacama (South America), Kalahari (Southern Africa), and Western Australia deserts are all located in the southern hemisphere.

The approximate east-west length of the Sahara Desert is widely cited in geographical texts as 5600 km.

Sahara, Arab, Thar, and Arizona are all located in the northern hemisphere and are classified as hot deserts due to their high temperatures.

Paraguay is in South America (not Amazon Basin), Niger is in the Sahara, and Indianapolis is in the USA (not Canadian Prairies). Thus, F-T-F.

The Sahara Desert is located in North Africa.

The Sahara is characterized by an extremely arid environment with very little rainfall, making it hot and dry.

The average width of the Sahara Desert is approximately 2000 km.

A significant portion of the Sahara consists of vast areas of shifting sand dunes, known as ergs.

During the summer months, temperatures in the Sahara frequently reach extreme levels, typically ranging between 40C and 45C.

The Addax is a species of antelope specifically adapted to life in the Sahara Desert.

In traditional desert cultures, people utilize animal skins, specifically from goats or camels, to sew together bags or water containers that keep water cool through slow evaporation.

The highest recorded temperature of 58 degrees Celsius in the Sahara desert was measured at Al Aziziyah in Libya in the year 1922.

Only the northernmost and the southernmost fringes of the continent have a Mediterranean climate because they aren't located under the tropics. Because of this geographical situation, Africa is a hot continent as the solar radiation intensity is always high as it's most part is located under the equatorial type of climate.

The term 'extra-long-staple' (ELS) cotton typically denotes a cotton fibre of extraordinary fibre length. It is grown in Egypt.

The name Egyptian cotton is also broadly recognized as being associated with quality products. However, only a smaller percentage of Egyptian cotton produced each year is actually ELS cotton. The majority of Egyptian production is a long-staple cotton variety called Giza 86.