Life in the Deserts | Geography VII | Class 7th | Questions and Answers

 

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Life in the Deserts | Geography VII | Class 7th | Questions and Answers

 

Chapter 7: Life in the Deserts

1. Answer the following questions

Question (a): What are the two types of deserts found in the world?
Answer: (i) Hot deserts (ii) Cold deserts

Question (b): In which continent is the Sahara desert located?
Answer: Africa

Question (c): What are the climatic conditions of the Ladakh desert?
Answer:
(i) Ladakh has an extremely cold and dry climate.
(ii) It receives very little rainfall, about 10 cm annually.
(iii) The summers are short and warm, while winters are long and freezing cold.
(iv) Days are warm, but nights are freezing due to high altitude.

Question (d): What mainly attracts tourists to Ladakh?
Answer:
(i) Scenic beauty of the mountains
(ii) Buddhist monasteries
(iii) Trekking and adventure activities
(iv) Unique culture and lifestyle of people

Question (e): What type of clothes do the people of the Sahara desert wear?
Answer: People of the Sahara desert wear heavy robes to protect themselves from the harsh sun, sand, and hot winds.

Question (f): Name the trees that grow in Ladakh.
Answer:
(i) Poplar
(ii) Willow
(iii) Apple
(iv) Apricot

2. Tick the correct answer

Question (i): Sahara is located in which part of Africa
Answer: (b) northern

Question (ii): Sahara is what type of desert
Answer: (b) hot

Question (iii): The Ladakh desert is mainly inhabited by
Answer: (b) Buddhists and Muslims

Question (iv): Deserts are characterised by
Answer: (a) scanty vegetation

Question (v): Hemis in the Ladakh is a famous
Answer: (c) monastery

Question (vi): Egypt is famous for growing
Answer: (c) cotton

3. Match the following

Question	Answer
(i) Oasis	(d) depressions with water
(ii) Bedouins	(f) Sahara
(iii) Oil	(a) Libya
(iv) Gangri	(c) glacier
(v) Lamayuru	(b) monastery

4. Give reasons

Question (i): There is scanty vegetation in the deserts.
Answer:
(i) Deserts receive very little rainfall, making water availability low.
(ii) The harsh climatic conditions with extreme temperatures and dry winds make it difficult for plants to grow.

Question (ii): People of the Sahara Desert wear heavy robes.
Answer:
(i) Heavy robes protect them from the intense sun and hot winds during the day.
(ii) They also provide warmth during the cold desert nights and guard against sandstorms.

5. Map Skills

(i) On the outline map of Africa:
– Mark the Sahara Desert
– Mark four surrounding countries: Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Sudan

(ii) On the outline map of India:
– Mark the Karakoram Range
– Mark the Zanskar Range
– Mark Ladakh
– Mark the Zoji La Pass

Answer: Here is the map of both (i) and (ii)