INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
LIFE IN THE DESERT REGIONS
NAME: _______________________ ____CLASS VII SEC: __ ROLL NO:__DATE: ____/12/2016
I NAME THE FOLLOWING:
1. People who move from place to place in search of food and water: ______________
2. The largest fresh water lake of Sahara Desert: _______________
3. The country that is called the ‘GIFT OF NILE’: ______________
4.
A large Buddhist temple or place of worship: ________________
5. The world’ second highest peak: _______________________________
6. The capital of Ladakh: _________
7. The animal that is an endangered species in Ladakh: ______________________
8.
An important latitude passing through the middle of the Sahara desert: ___________________
II FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. Depending on temperature, deserts can be ______ like Sahara and Kalahari or ________ like
Ladakh and Tibet.
2. The Sahara Desert extends from the ___________________ coast in the west, to the
__________________ in the east.
3. Rivers _________ and __________ are the two important rivers that flow in eastern and
western parts of the Sahara desert.
4. Fine quality ____________ is grown near River Indus in Egypt.
5. The ____________________ and the ___________________ are the two prominent nomadic
tribal groups of the Sahara Desert.
6. ____________, _______________ and _________________ are oil-rich countries in this desert
7. Ladakh has been bifurcated into two districts namely, ________ and ______________
8. A major occupation in Ladakh is the weaving of _____________________ shawls from the
wool of the Chiru antelope.
9. The ________ is the most useful animal in the Ladakh region.
10.______________, situated in Ladakh, is the coldest place in India.
III MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
S NO
COLUMN A
S NO
COULMN B
RESPONSE
1.
Ladakh
A
River Indus
1-
2.
Desert
B
Karakoram
2-
3.
Camel
C
Very low rainfall
3-
4.
Leh
D
Jammu and Kashmir
4-
5.
Siachen Glacier
E
Hot Deserts
5-
IV OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES AND FILL IN THE BLANKS:
A
A. ______ are made from sheep and yak hair
B
B. _______________________ is obtained
from the wool of the chiru antelope
V ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS [ONE POINT].
1. What is a desert?
2. What is the typical activity that is seen around an oasis in Sahara?
3. Why does Ladakh get very little rain?
VI ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS [TWO POINTS]
4. Where is the Sahara Desert located?
5. Where is Ladakh situated?
VII ANSWER THE FOLLOWING [THREE POINTS ]
6. Give an account of the economic activities of the people of Ladakh?
VIII ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN FOUR POINTS:
7. Compare the flora and fauna of the Sahara with those of the Ladakh?
SAHARA
LADAKH
1. The vegetation consists of scattered
cacti, stunted trees and thorny bushes.
1. Patches of grasses and shrubs .Willow and
poplar trees also flourish extensively.
2. Date palm, vegetables and wheat are
cultivated in the Oasis.
2. Apples, apricots and walnuts bloom in the
valley.
3. The animals found are camels, jackals,
hyenas, foxes, snakes and lizards.
3. The common animals found here are yaks,
sheep and goats.
4. The camel is the main beast of burden
and is called the ‘ship of the desert’.
4.The yak is the most important beast of
burden in this region.
DO YOU KNOW?????
 Desertifation is the process which turns productive fertile land into
non- productive desert as a result of climate change, excessive
exploitation and poor land management.
 The Sahara Desert is sometimes called ‘El Khela’ which means ‘the
emptiness’.
 Ladakh means ‘land of the passes’
 Ladakh is also known as ‘Khapachan’ [land of snow]