NCERT Solutions For Class 7 Geography Social Science Chapter 10 Life in Desert

1. It is the world’s largest desert. It has an area of around 8.54 million sq. km. Which desert is this?

Thar Desert
Sahara Desert
Atacama Desert
Namib Desert

2. How is the climate of the Sahara desert?

Wet and humid
Hot and humid
Cold and wet
hot and dry.

3. ________ in the Sahara desert, south of Tripoli, Libya recorded the highest temperature of 57.7°C in 1922.

Al Azizia
Tamanrasset
Ouargla
Béchar

4. These groups are nomadic tribes rearing livestock such as goats, sheep, camels and horses. These animals provide them with milk, hides from which they make leather for belts, slippers, water bottles; hair is used for mats, carpets, clothes and blankets. They wear heavy robes as protection against dust storms and hot winds. Which tribes are these?

Angami
Garo
Tuaregs
Santhal

5. _________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir

Katpana Desert
Ladakh
Biama Nakpo
Chihuahuan

6. In which continent is the Sahara desert located?

South America
Europe
Asia
Africa

7. What are deserts are characterised by?

scanty vegetation
heavy precipitation
low evaporation
Moderate Climate

8. Egypt is famous for growing what?

Maize
Wheat
Cotton
All of these

9. What is the highest temperature ever recorded(Current)?

34.1 °C
56.7°C
−89.2 °C
−65.9°C

10. What are the important animals found in the Sahara Desert?

Camel
Foxes
Hyenas
All of these

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