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Thar Desert (Opportunities (Energy sources (34mil tonnes of oil, Solar…

- - - - 500Rp per camel ride = £5-6
  - - - Indira Ghandi Canal = more Irrigation
        
        Commercial farming
  - - - Cheap Material
        
        Not much money earned for large amounts
- - - - That desert most populated desert in the world
        
        83 people per km
      - Farming
        
        Over grazing
        
        ! person per 5 cattle in thar desert
        
        Crops die
        
        Soil exposed
        
        Over cultivation
        
        makes Soil poor and infertile
        
        Crops die
        
        Soil exposed
    - - Large amount of water on surface
        
        evaporates leaving layer of salt
        
        prevents vegetation growth
  - - - Large underground water storage
      - Can provide 8 months of water
    - - Slow down flow of surface water
      - Water builds up and infiltrates into soil
        
        Brings up water table
    - - Produce a natural windbreak
        
        Soil not blown away
      - Trees grown around settlements
        
        Only one type of tree can be grown
        
        becomes dominant and out competes other vegetation
- - - - Barrel
      - Saguaro
      - Prickly pear
      - Adaptations
        
        Waxy Cuticle
        
        Spikes or tiny spines
        
        Pleated Skin
        
        Tap Roots
        
        Long, extend belong the water table, stabilise cactus
        
        Surface roots
        
        Long, horizontal, access new rainfall before it evapourates
    - - Rattlesnake
        
        Thick layer of scales
        
        Do not urinate
        
        Secrete acid to get rid of waste but no water lost
        
        Crepuscular
        
        Only come out at dawn and dusk
      - Camel
        
        Large feet
        
        Hard soles on feet
        
        Thick layer of fur on humps
        
        Insulation from sun on their backs
        
        Long eyelashes