The hot desert region

Location, Climate, Plants life, Human life, Animals life, Occupation of people and Challenges faces by the people.

1. Chapter-05 The hot desert region

2. Introduction:

3. desert Desert is an arid region characterized by extremely high or low temperatures and has scarce vegetation . A place receives very little rainfall .

4. Location Hot desert are found in Tropical zone . The Hot desert of the world are located near Tropics, between latitude 15 north and 30 south .

5. Hot desert regions: The Sahara desert The Great Australian desert The Arabian desert The Thar desert The Kalahari desert The Namib desert The Atacama desert

6. climate The Region receive very little amount of rainfall- less than 25cm in a year. Some Region receive less than 5cm of annual rainfall. Very little moisture No clouds forms

7. climate The lands were heat up and cool down quickly . The temperature varies greatly during the course of a day, moving from Extremely hot to cold within hours .

8. Three types of desert Hot Desert Sahara Desert( Africa) Temperate Desert Gobi Desert ( China) Cold Desert Ladakh ( India)

9. Hot desert

10. Temperate desert

11. Cold desert

12. Plant life Plants find it difficult to grow in deserts due to lack of Water . The plants that do manage to grow here are hardy plants that have adapted to desert conditions. Some Plants have thick stems that store water .

13. Plants life The leaves of desert plants usually have a waxy coating or thorns . This helps reduce water lost from the leaves .

14. Roots of a cactus

15. Roots of an acacia

16. oasis A oasis is a place in the desert where fresh water from a spring or well comes up to the surface, supporting the growth of plants.

17. Animal life Snakes Lizards Foxes Variety of Insects Eagles Kites Camels

18. camel For thousands of years, Camels have been the main means of transport for people living in deserts Ship of the Desert . The Camel is especially well-adapted to life in the desert.

19. camel It stores fat in its hump and water in its body. This is help it travel for days without water or food . Its feet are large and flat , which helps it walk in the sand . It has small nostrils and two rows of eyelashes to help keep the sand out of its nose and eyes .

20. Human life The extreme climate and lack of water life in the desert difficult. Less populated region in the world. Most people live in the cities located along the edges of the desert . Around an oasis .

21. occupation Raising Animals Farming Transporting goods Trading Mining

22. Nomadic lives A people constantly moving from place to place in search of food and water for their livestock. They do not have permanent homes , and live in tents. Gatherers and Hunters

23. Nomadic peoples Bedouin in Arabian Desert Tuareg in Sahara Desert San people in Kalahari Desert Pintupi People in Australia Banjaras in Thar Desert

24. Bedouin

25. Tuareg

26. san

27. Pintupi

28. Banjaras

29. Farming Farming is practiced near sources of water. River Nile in the Sahara Desert Al-Hasa Oasis in the Arabian Desert Crops are also being grown in other parts of the desert with help of vast Irrigation projects .

30. Main crops Date palms Millets Fruits Vegetables

31. trading Traders travel in Caravans . Salt Carpets Cloth Grains Dates

32. Arabian desert Petroleum Natural Gases

33. Sahara and Australian Desert Iron ore Copper Borax Nitrate Gems

34. Challenges facing the region Global Warming The desert are spreading Over- Irrigation Wild fire Vehicles