Class 7 Geography – Chapter 10
Life in the Deserts
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🌍 Introduction

A desert is a dry region with very little rainfall. Deserts have extreme climatic conditions. This chapter explains life in hot deserts and cold deserts.

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🏜️ Hot Desert – The Sahara

📍 Location

• Located in northern Africa
• World’s largest hot desert

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🌡️ Climate

• Extremely hot during the day
• Very cold nights
• Very little rainfall

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🌵 Natural Vegetation

• Scanty vegetation
• Plants like cactus, date palms and thorny bushes

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🐪 Wildlife

• Camels, snakes, lizards, scorpions

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Life of People

• People are nomadic
• Main occupations: animal rearing, oasis farming
• Wear loose cotton clothes to protect from heat

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🏔️ Cold Desert – Ladakh

📍 Location

• Located in the northern part of India
• Surrounded by the Himalayas

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❄️ Climate

• Extremely cold climate
• Long winters
• Very little rainfall

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🌾 Natural Vegetation

• Very limited vegetation
• Grasses and shrubs

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🐐 Wildlife

• Yak, wild goat, sheep and snow leopard

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👨‍🌾 Life of People

• People practice agriculture during short summers
• Main crops: barley, potatoes, peas
• Animal rearing is common

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🔄 Human Adaptation

People adapt their lifestyle according to climatic conditions. In deserts, houses, clothing and food habits are suited to extreme weather.

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📌 Key Exam Points:
• Sahara – Hot desert – Africa
• Ladakh – Cold desert – India
• Adaptation of plants, animals and humans

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