Deserts

PRESENTED BY UTKARSH VERMA

VII “C”

ENGLISH PROJECT

TYPE OF PEOPLE IN DESERTInhabitants of the Kalahari Desert

The San people who inhabit the

Kalahari Desert in southern Africa have lived on this mostly

red-soiled desert for thousands of years. Although most now live as

farmers and cattle raisers, a small number of nomads still

subsist by gathering wild plants and fruit from the sparse

vegetation of the region and by hunting for meat.

PEOPLE IN NAMIB DESERT

The Namib Desert, stretching over 1900 km

(1200 mi) along the coast of Namibia in southwest Africa,

receives less than two inches of rain a year, as a result of the effects of the

cold Benguela Current. This region has sparse

vegetation and few people. The Namib Desert extends along the Atlantic Coast in Africa for 1,500 km (930 mi), mostly in Namibia.

PEOPLE IN SAHARA DESERT

Most of Niger’s population avoids the desolate Sahara Desert in the north of the

country, opting to live in the semiarid central region or the wetter, more fertile southern

region. Many people engage in subsistence farming, despite

the country’s mostly arid terrain. Groups of straw huts, such as the community seen here, dot the landscape, and their residents usually raise livestock or maintain small

farm plots.

PEOPLE IN GOBI DESERT

The largest desert in Asia, the Gobi straddles the border

between Mongolia and China. It contains a series of basins that are divided by low, flat-topped

ranges and isolated hills, as pictured here. The Gobi Desert,

located in Mongolia and northern China, is a windswept,

nearly treeless wasteland. It covers more than 1,300,000 sq km (500,000 sq mi) and ranks as the coldest, most northern

desert in the world. The terrain consists mostly of dry, rocky,

sandy soil. Only 5 percent of the desert is covered with sand

dunes.

SOME ANIMALS OF DESERT

Desert Jerboa

Desert Tortoise

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