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Life in Deserts 🏜️

NCERT-aligned Class 6 Geography topic from The Earth: Our Habitat. Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.

📚 NCERT TEXTBOOK ALIGNMENT
Class 6 Geography — The Earth: Our Habitat — Chapter: Ch 10: Life in the Deserts.
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64QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (6)

Sample questions (12 of 64)

Largest hot desert?
Sahara (~8.54 million sq km)
Spans how many countries?
11 countries (Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Mali, Niger, Chad, etc.)
Oasis crops?
Date palms; oases are green islands with underground water
Nomadic tribe?
Tuareg (called 'Blue Men' of the Sahara)
Major landforms?
Sand dunes (erg), rocky plateaus (hamada), gravel plains (reg)
Climate?
Hot desert — extreme day-night temperature variation, very low rainfall (<25 mm in some areas)
Wildlife?
Fennec fox, camel, scorpion, snake, desert monitor, sandgrouse
Challenges?
Extreme heat, water scarcity, desertification, sandstorms
What is the geographical or strategic significance of this location?
Largest hot desert in the world; rich in oil and gas reserves
Future focus?
Solar energy (world’s largest solar potential), sustainable development, water management
Type of desert?
Cold desert
Altitude?
~3,000 to 5,000+ m above sea level

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About this topic

This topic is part of the NCERT Class 6 Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook The Earth: Our Habitat, drawn from the chapter Ch 10: Life in the Deserts. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).

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