Ecosystem Management: Deserts

The Mojave desert in the USA and the Thar Desert of India have very different uses. How do humans manage these environments? And what effect does the economic status of the country have on their development?

Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points.

Popular tourist spot, Las Vegas, is situated in the Mojave Desert and is sustained by water diverted from nearby Lake Mead.

Despite annual revenue of $5.8 billion, the casino resort has had an adverse affect on the local ecosystem, creating noise and light pollution.

The Thar, in India, is the world's most populated desert, mainly used for agriculture with irrigation provided by the Indira Gandhi Canal.

Minerals such as gypsum and limestone are also mined in the region, which is heavily polluting areas of land.

A Twig Context Film.
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