The correct answer is All of the above.
Key Points
- The major factors responsible for Desertification such as:
- High temperature
- High wind velocity.
- Low vegetation.
- High rainfall.
- Overgrazing.
- The exploitation of natural resources.
- Soil pollution.
- Climatic variability.
Additional Information
- The Thar desert is also known as The Great Indian Desert.
- It is spread over four states in India:
- Punjab
- Haryana
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- Thar Desert of Rajasthan, also known as the Great Indian Desert is a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan with an area of more than 100,000 km.
- It extends from the Sutlej river and is surrounded by the Aravali ranges on the east, on the south by the salt marsh known as the Great Rann of Kutch.
- The Annual Average rainfall is around 20-50mm.
