Opportunities in desert

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Created by
Lewis Gilbert

Cards (5)

  • Mineral extraction
    Def: the removing of minerals from the ground due to mining
    Can get limestone, gypsum, marble, phosphorite
  • Energy
    Def: comes in the form of coal, oil, wind and solar
    Coal - 16th largest reserve in the world
    Oil - barmer district has 155 million barrels
    Wind - Largest farm in India 75 wind turbines
    Solar - perfect conditions
  • Tourism
    50,000 people visit the desert every year
  • Subsistence farming - living off what you grow
  • Commercial farming - farming to earn an income/profit